); A nun poured urine on my head because I snored : Survivors contact DPC and gardaí over destruction of testimony
People who spent time in Mother and Baby Homes and County Homes say they have been “re-traumatised” by recent developments. By Órla Ryan Tuesday 9 Feb 2021, 12:05 AM Feb 9th 2021, 12:06 AM 57,275 Views 0 Comments
Mary Teresa pictured as a child
Image: Laura Angela Collins
Image: Laura Angela Collins
Updated Feb 9th 2021, 12:05 AM
PEOPLE WHO GAVE evidence to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission are contacting the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) and gardaí about the destruction of audio recordings of their testimony.
One witness, Mary Teresa Collins, says she was not informed that the recording of her testimony would be destroyed and she would not have testified if she knew this was the case.
Michelle O Neill: Mother and baby homes were the product of systemic misogyny
Following the recent report on institutions there, Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister says an all-island approach is needed on this issue, to address the wrongs of the past. By Michelle O Neill Saturday 6 Feb 2021, 2:00 PM Feb 6th 2021, 2:00 PM 22,426 Views 65 Comments Michelle O Neill
WE HAVE REACHED a major milestone for many survivors of Mother and Baby homes and the Magdalene Laundries with the publication of research into abuse that was inflicted, breaking the silence around this harrowing and traumatic period.
As a mummy, my heart breaks for all the women and girls. The research report in the north and the commission report in the south show pages after pages
); Lives could be saved : Woman with MS says adopted people should have access to medical history
“So many lives could be made better, saved, elongated, if doctors knew what they were testing for.” By Órla Ryan Saturday 6 Feb 2021, 10:30 AM Feb 6th 2021, 10:30 AM 24,939 Views 4 Comments
Sinéad Buckley
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A WOMAN BORN in a mother and baby home has said it’s vital for adopted people like her to have access to their birth and medical records.
Sinéad Buckley was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2015 when she was 43.
Now 48, she believes she could have been diagnosed with the condition earlier if she had access to her medical records.
Varadkar says he was quite surprised that mother and baby home testimony was destroyed
There have been calls for the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes to not be dissolved at the end of the month. By Órla Ryan Thursday 4 Feb 2021, 1:35 PM Feb 4th 2021, 6:16 AM 22,221 Views 24 Comments
An image of a newborn baby is projected onto Sean Ross Abbey in Co Tipperary on St Brigid s Day as part of the Herstory Light Festival.
Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire/PA Images
An image of a newborn baby is projected onto Sean Ross Abbey in Co Tipperary on St Brigid s Day as part of the Herstory Light Festival.
); We can t just say it s too difficult : Could criminal investigations into Ireland s mother and baby homes happen?
There have been calls for investigations following the publication of a long-awaited report this week. By Stephen McDermott Sunday 17 Jan 2021, 12:05 AM Jan 17th 2021, 12:05 AM 24,588 Views 43 Comments The site of a mass grave for children who died in the Tuam mother and baby home Source: Niall Carson/PA
THE PUBLICATION OF the final report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation has led to calls for criminal probes into the activities of religious-run institutions for unmarried mothers in Ireland.
The commission’s five-year investigation, published on Wednesday, found that around 9,000 children died in 18 different homes, where girls as young as 12 were admitted over seven decad