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Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley: The story of Derek Leinster and the Bethany Home tells us we have more to learn
NUIG historian Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley says the recent Commission report into mother and baby homes needed to have a deeper look at Protestant institutions and the neglect of children like Derek. By Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley Sunday 24 Jan 2021, 8:30 AM Jan 24th 2021, 8:30 AM 20,955 Views 5 Comments Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley
DEREK LEINSTER WAS born in the Bethany Home, Dublin in 1941.
For the past 30 years, he has campaigned tirelessly for the inclusion of Bethany and other Protestant institutions into State inquiries and redress schemes.
It would be hard to have studied or engaged with the history and experience of Ireland’s institutions without know