Kilkenny County Council issues apology for pain and suffering endured at Thomastown County Home We, as elected representatives, are deeply ashamed, Chairman Andrew McGuinness
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Kilkenny County Council Chairman Andrew McGuinness issued an apology today on behalf of all Kilkenny County Council elected members, both current and past, from all parties and none, to the victims and survivors of Thomastown County Home.
The apology, supported by all Council members in attendance, was made in light of the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes . It is our desire, duty, and obligation, to apologise unreservedly, to the mothers and babies, survivors and deceased and their relatives and families, for the pain and suffering caused by the treatment they received at the Kilkenny County Home while it was under the control of Kilkenny County Council, Chairman McGuinness said.