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This week
24th March 2024 - 28th March 2024
Redacted Lives and Noteworthy projects nominated for prestigious Mary Raftery Prize
Last year
2023
Journal Media wins two Headline Awards for excellence in mental health journalism
Journalists from The Journal and crowdfunded-investigative platform Northworthy won awards recognising their work covering mental health issues.
Underappreciated albums and harrowing histories: 4 Irish podcasts to subscribe to this summer
The Journal's Redacted Lives wins silver at New York Festivals Radio Awards
The Journal and Noteworthy reporters nominated for Irish Red Cross Journalism Excellence Award
The Journal's Redacted Lives wins Best Podcast at 2023 Spider Awards
Get tickets for Redacted Lives: In Conversation, a live panel discussion on mother and baby homes
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Redacted Lives: Catch up on our documentary series about Mother and Baby Homes
Redacted Lives: Listen to the final episode of our new documentary series here
'Five grand can't give me my son back': Mother and Baby Home survivors hit out at redress plans
Redacted Lives: Final episode explores redress and plans to excavate Tuam mother and baby home site
Redacted Lives: Listen to the fifth episode of our new documentary series here
'I don't want to die not knowing': Adopted people share their search to find their identity
Redacted Lives: Mother and Baby Home survivors share if they found who they were looking for
Redacted Lives: Listen to the fourth episode of our documentary series here
'Who paid for my flight? Who gave permission to take me out of England?'
Redacted Lives: Why survivors felt let down by the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes
Redacted Lives: Listen to the third episode of our new documentary series here
Gardaí investigating 20 alleged crimes related to Mother and Baby Homes
Redacted Lives: How boys robbing apples, and a local historian, uncovered a dark part of Irish history
Redacted Lives: Listen to the second episode of our new documentary series here
'We were a pure Catholic nation - and anyone who challenged that in any way was punished'
Redacted Lives: The second episode of our new documentary series is out now
Redacted Lives: Listen to the first episode of our new documentary series here
Redacted Lives: The first episode of our new documentary series is out now
'Pregnant from Ireland' - A term many people didn't know until recently, even the women themselves
Listen to the teaser for our new podcast, Redacted Lives
Opinion: 'I still don’t know why my name is Claire McGettrick and not Caitríona Palmer'
Redacted Lives: New podcast will explore how families were torn apart by Mother and Baby Homes