Philomena Lee among women taking legal action against findings in Mother and Baby Home report
Lee’s life story was made into an award-winning film, Philomena, in 2013. By Órla Ryan Monday 12 Apr 2021, 12:39 PM 2 hours ago 41,205 Views 0 Comments
Philomena Lee at a 2014 Bafta party in LA (file photo).
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Philomena Lee at a 2014 Bafta party in LA (file photo).
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PHILOMENA LEE IS among a number of women taking legal action against findings in the final report of the Commission of Investigation into mother and baby homes.
Justice Charles Meenan today granted Lee’s legal team special leave of the court to issue proceedings.
All mother and baby home survivors should be included in payments, campaigners say
All survivors should receive a flat common experience payment but should also be able to apply for an assessed injuries payment of up to €300,000, campaigners say
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All survivors of mother and baby homes should receive a flat common experience payment but should also be able to apply for an assessed injuries payment of up to €300,000, campaigners say.
Children s Minister Roderic O Gorman had invited the public to give their views on a proposed redress scheme, and submissions were received from more than 250 individuals and groups.
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Department says consulting firm was hired due to urgency in setting up mother and baby home redress scheme
The government has hired OAK Consulting to oversee the consultation process at a cost of €20,000. By Órla Ryan Wednesday 17 Mar 2021, 9:30 AM Wed 9:30 AM 15,991 Views 10 Comments
A portrait of survivor Peggy O Kelly is projected onto Sean Ross Abbey as part of the Herstory Light Show to celebrate St Brigid s Day in February (file photo).
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A portrait of survivor Peggy O Kelly is projected onto Sean Ross Abbey as part of the Herstory Light Show to celebrate St Brigid s Day in February (file photo).
O Gorman says adopted people will get birth certs and other information under new legislation
The minister has also launched a consultation process for a redress scheme for survivors of Mother And Baby Homes. By Órla Ryan Wednesday 10 Mar 2021, 5:10 PM Mar 10th 2021, 6:01 AM 18,039 Views 15 Comments
Minister Roderic O Gorman speaking in the Convention Centre today
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CHILDREN’S MINISTER RODERIC O’Gorman has said the government is committed to changing legislation so that adopted people will have access to their birth certificates and other related documents.
Speaking in the Dáil today, O’Gorman said the heads of a government Bill will be “ready for pre-legislative scrutiny in the coming weeks” and “will constitute an integrated set of ne
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IF THE MOTHER and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation is dissolved as expected tomorrow, survivors will be “denied” justice, one witness has said.
Síobhan, who gave birth to a son in Denny House in Dublin in the 1980s, gave testimony to the Commission in 2017. She says there were a number of inaccuracies in her testimony in the Commission’s final report.
Despite “immense pressure” and “unbelievable coercion”, she managed to keep her son.
She told
TheJournal.ie her experience was “misrepresented” to a “shocking extent” in the final report and important context was left out.