Dutch woman ruled out as Gardaí continue to investigate birth and death of Baby John
It was a case that rocked 1980s Ireland. Irish women rose up in support of a woman persecuted by a powerful, patriarchal State. But the parents of Baby John, the Cahirciveen Baby, remain elusive, as a fresh Garda investigation hits another dead end
The Kerry Baby grave in Cahirciveen, County Kerry. Picture: Don MacMonagle
Sat, 19 Dec, 2020 - 07:59
Neil Michael I am the Kerry Baby .
Five words inscribed on a gravestone, remembering a little boy who didn t live long enough to speak his first words. From the date he was baptized on April 14, 1984, and named John , nobody has ever discovered who he is.
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The State has apologised to Joanne Hayes for what was described in court as “the truly appalling hurt and stress” caused to her and her family.
The apology, which was read out in the High Court today, brings an end to proceedings aimed at vindicating her good name once and for all.
Ms Hayes was wrongly charged with the murder of a baby found on a beach in Co Kerry in 1984.
Outside court after certain declarations were approved this afternoon, her solicitor Patrick Mann, addressed the media on her behalf:
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The State has apologised to Joanne Hayes for what was described in court as the truly appalling hurt and stress caused to her and her family.
The apology, which was read out in the High Court today, brings an end to proceedings aimed at vindicating her good name once and for all.
Ms Hayes was wrongly charged with the murder of a baby found on a beach in Co Kerry in 1984.
Outside court after certain declarations were approved this afternoon, her solicitor Patrick Mann, addressed the media on her behalf.
He said: She asked me to say: I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of myself and my family to acknowledge all those who have supported us over the past 36 years.
Man pleads guilty to naming Boy B on social media
Updated / Thursday, 17 Dec 2020
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Dunphy pleaded guilty in Listowel to the single charge and he was convicted and fined €600
A 35-year-old man has been handed down a conviction for contravening the Children Act in naming a teenage murderer on social media.
Glen Dunphy told gardaí he sought out and published the name of a teenager convicted of the murder of a girl because he had daughters himself, a court was told.
The father-of-two, of Lartigue Village, Listowel, was summonsed before Listowel District Court in November, on a single allegation that he had published the name of Boy B - a person whose identity is protected by the Children Act 2001 as a child in proceedings before the Central Criminal Court - on his Twitter account .
Joanne Hayes and family to be awarded €2.5m over treatment during Kerry Babies scandal
Court bid due to have report of the tribunal of inquiry effectively withdrawn from public record
Thu, 17 Dec, 2020 - 13:10
Neil Michael Joanne Hayes and her family are to be awarded €2.5m in damages over their treatment during the Kerry Babies scandal.
Ms Hayes sued over her wrongful arrest and subsequent charge for the murder of Baby John in 1984.
Ms Hayes, whose reputation was dissected and scrutinised later in the infamous Kerry Babies Tribunal, also sued for damages.
Siblings Kathleen, Mike, and Edmond also sued over their wrongful arrest and charge for the concealment of a baby.