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Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman said the redress scheme was a key element of the Government's action plan for survivors and former residents of Mother-and-Baby homes and county home institutions (File image)

Mother-and-Baby redress scheme to open from 20 March

The Mother-and-Baby Institutions Payment Scheme is to open on 20 March with priority being given to older applicants.

Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty said she had not heard 'any logical reason' as to why certain survivors should not qualify

Senator calls for expansion of Mother and Baby redress

The Fine Gael leader in the Seanad, Senator Regina Doherty, has called on the Cabinet to look again at the Mother and Baby Homes legislation, so that survivors who were in such homes for less than six months can qualify for redress.

Politics • 19 Apr 23

Minister Roderic O'Gorman said a review could not fully respond to the concerns of those who were unhappy with the record of their testimony

Minister O'Gorman defends survivor testimonies decision

The Minister for Children has defended the Government's decision to place testimonies given by survivors to the Commission of Investigation on Mother and Baby Homes into the National Centre for Research and Remembrance.

Ireland • 04 Oct 22

An investigation into allegations of abuse at the institutions is under way, while a public inquiry is expected to take place in the future

NI offer support for survivors of Mother and Baby homes

Survivors of historical institutions for women in Northern Ireland are to get access to mental health support and family tracing services.

Regional • 30 Sep 22

The dept said Roderic O'Gorman believes a new initiative 'provides the best opportunity for responding to concerns' (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Govt shelves independent review of survivors' testimony

Breda Murphy of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home Alliance has described Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman's decision to shelve an independent review of testimony given by mother-and-baby home survivors as a "kick in the teeth" and an "absolute insult".

Ireland • 30 Aug 22

Report of the Mother and Baby Home Commission of Investigation was published in January 2021.

No agreement on religious orders' redress contribution

Agreement has not yet been reached with religious orders on contributing towards redress for survivors of mother-and-baby homes following 16 months of negotiations.

Ireland • 10 May 22

A memorial at the former Tuam Mother and Baby Home

Mother-and-baby home report leak inquiry criticised

A failure by the Government to deliver answers on how a major report on mother-and-baby homes was leaked to the media before it was due to be published has been criticised.

Ireland • 10 Jan 22

The former Marianvale mother-and-baby home in Newry

Mother-and-baby home inquiry to be set up in NI

A Stormont commitment to investigate the mistreatment of women and children in mother-and-baby homes in Northern Ireland marks a "watershed moment" for victims, Northern Ireland deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said.

Ulster • 15 Nov 21

The final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes was published in January

Govt 'has to act' over commission invitation refusal

The Minister for Children has said the "Government has to act" on foot of the decision of former members of the Mother-and-Baby Home Commission not to attend the Oireachtas Committee on Children.

Ireland • 11 Jun 21

Sheila O'Byrne speaks about her time in a Mother and Baby Home

claire byrne live • 21 Jan 21

339 infant deaths were identified by the Commission with about 87% occurring before the baby reached the age of one (File Pic)

339 infant deaths identified at Stranorlar County Home

Overcrowded and in very poor condition, the Stranorlar County Home in Co Donegal, formerly the local workhouse, admitted 1,646 unmarried mothers between 1922 and 1964.

Mother-And-Baby Homes • 12 Jan 21

4,559 babies were born in Castlepollard but 247 of the infants died

Claims of abuse and overcrowding at Castlepollard home

Several women told the commission of investigation into a mother-and-baby home in the midlands that they witnessed nuns leaving the hospital with up to ten dead babies in shoe boxes and bringing them for burial on the grounds nearby.

Mother-And-Baby Homes • 12 Jan 21

For all the political fallout, the aim remains to carefully manage tomorrow's publication and the State's response - including the formal apology to survivors

Tensions after leaking of Mother and Baby report

Although Government reports are frequently leaked, the Mother and Baby Homes Commission's report was particularly sensitive and its leaking has caused tensions within the Coalition.

Analysis and Comment • 11 Jan 21

The site of the mother-and-baby home in Tuam Co Galway

Cabinet agrees plan on mother-and-baby home information

The Government has clarified that adoptees and survivors of mother and baby homes are legally entitled to access their personal data.

Politics • 28 Oct 20

The legislation transfers 60,000 records to Tusla, with the Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman keeping a full copy

Calls for transparency over Mother and Baby home files

Survivors of Mother and Baby homes have called for greater transparency over fears their files will be sealed.

Ireland • 26 Oct 20

The new Bill was debated in the Seanad for seven hours

Mother and baby homes legislation debate ends in Seanad

Consideration of amendments to the Bill relating to the Commission of Investigation into mother and baby homes has ended in the Seanad following a seven hour debate.

Politics • 16 Oct 20

The former site of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home

Research questions claim of transfer of babies' remains

NUI Galway has questioned an assertion by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, about the transfer of infant remains to the university's medical school.

Connacht • 30 Jul 20

The report describes the experience of mixed-race families in stark terms

Systemic discrimination of mixed-race families in homes

A confidential report by the Collaborative Forum on Mother and Baby Homes, seen by RTÉ News, found there was systematic discrimination against women and children of mixed-race families.

Ireland • 23 Feb 20

Paul Graham pictured with his adoptive sisters

Bethany Home survivor calls on State to pay redress

A survivor of Dublin's Bethany Home has challenged the State to explain why it has refused to pay redress to former residents of the Protestant-run institution for decades

Ireland • 17 Sep 19

More than 20 members of the Tuam Mother and Baby Support Group issued an urgent call for their DNA to be collected and banked for future use

Govt to examine whether law allows Tuam DNA collection

The Government's Special Rapporteur on Children's Rights is to examine whether current legislation permits the collection of DNA samples from survivors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home and from their relatives.

Ireland • 31 Jan 19

Special Report: Inside the Tuam Mother and Baby Home

A special report tonight by Prime Time's Mark Coughlan recreates the layout of the Tuam Mother and Baby home and pinpoints the locations where undiscovered human remains are still buried.

Prime Time • 01 Feb 19

Pope Francis and Katherine Zappone at Áras an Uachtaráin on Saturday

Zappone hopes church will make 'reparation' over homes

Minister for Children Katherine Zappone has made a request to Pope Francis, asking the Catholic Church to accept responsibility for its part in mother-and-baby homes.

Pope Francis In Ireland • 27 Aug 18

Nine wooden panels with art and graphics detailing the stages of harm endured from child sexual abuse have been erected

Art installation challenges pope as 'distress call'

A new art installation has been erected around an existing memorial to those who died in Mother and Baby Homes as a distress signal to Pope Francis ahead of his visit to Ireland this weekend.

Pope Francis In Ireland • 24 Aug 18

Katherine Zappone outlined her thoughts on the issue to a meeting in Tuam this evening

Zappone assessing whether to fully excavate Tuam site

Minister for Children Katherine Zappone has said she is assessing whether to fully excavate the site of the former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, or to conduct a more limited search.

Ireland • 23 Jul 18

Research is due to get under way to uncover the full extent of institutional abuse in former mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries in NI

Research to begin in NI Magdalene babies inquiry

An official working group investigating mother-and-baby homes and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland has appealed to people from throughout Ireland and beyond to tell it about their experiences of the institutions.

News • 11 Jan 18