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This week marked the release of the investigative report into Ireland s Mother and Baby Homes.
The report, revealed on Tuesday, detailed the lives of the women and children who lived in 18 homes from 1922 to 1998, the abandonment they experienced after becoming pregnant outside of marriage, the isolation they were subjected to through no fault of their own.
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In his apology on behalf of the State today, Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke of the atrocities experienced by those living in these homes. He read direct quotes from survivors included in the report. He placed blame on the government, and a State that was so enamoured by the cruel teachings of the Catholic church that they did nothing.
9,000 children died in Irish homes for unwed mothers over nearly 80 years, report finds Yuliya Talmazan and Adela Suliman and Helena Skinner
Some 9,000 children died in Ireland s church-run homes for unwed mothers, a government report published on Tuesday has found. This is equivalent to 15 percent of all children who were born or lived in the 18 institutions investigated over nearly 80 years.
The nearly 3,000-page report describes the emotional and even physical abuse some of the 56,000 unmarried mothers from farmhands to domestic servants were subjected to in the so-called mother-and-baby homes. It appears that there was little kindness shown to them and this was particularly the case when they were giving birth, the report said.
9,000 children died in Irish homes for unwed mothers over nearly 80 years, report finds TODAY 1/12/2021 Yuliya Talmazan and Adela Suliman and Helena Skinner
Some 9,000 children died in Ireland s church-run homes for unwed mothers, a government report published on Tuesday found. This is equivalent to 15 percent of all children who were born or lived in the 18 institutions investigated over nearly 80 years.
The nearly 3,000-page report describes the emotional and even physical abuse some of the 56,000 unmarried mothers from farmhands to domestic servants were subjected to in the so-called mother-and-baby homes. It appears that there was little kindness shown to them and this was particularly the case when they were giving birth, the report said.
According to reports Scottish independence is being featured in international media outlets (Image: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty)
Speaking to The National, he said of Nicola Sturgeon’s appearance at the Winter Nights Festival: “It is important for us to hear Scotland’s distinct position on life post-Brexit and how those bilateral ties can be maintained, even strengthened, post-Brexit.
“The First Minister’s recent opinion piece in the Irish Times was received very well.
“We in Ireland and indeed across the EU are fascinated by the internal politics in Scotland, especially following the Brexit process.”
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Meanwhile SNP MP Alyn Smith has said within the EU there is an “awareness” that “Scotland is different in our attitude to the EU than the UK”.
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RAF’s Red Arrows fly over Belfast to mark VJ day on August 15
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A plain clothes detective draws his pistol and takes aim at a man attempting to attack police during a security operation in west Belfast
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11th night celebrations at Pitt Park in east Belfast
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Belfast; pupils from Dominic’s Grammar School, Belfast, reunite while wearing masks as over 300,000 schoolchildren here returned to school for the first time in September since lockdown began