day in the past week. the latest figures on people who've been vaccinated hasn't yet been made available. for much of last century, thousands of unmarried mothers spent time in institutions in northern ireland many say they were detained against their will, used as unpaid labour and forced to give their babies up for adoption. now a panel of experts has recommended the establishment of a public inquiry to investigate what happened, as our ireland correspondent chris page reports. the secrets of these institutions are being shattered by the stories of those who were once shamed. more than 10,000 unmarried women were sent to mother and baby homes in northern ireland. they are and their sons and daughters were the victims of a harsh morality. my brother didn't have a voice at the time either, but i certainly will be his voice now. fionnuala was adopted from a home in belfast. she discovered her brother had died as a baby and searched for his burial place.