Philomena Lee challenges mother-and-baby homes report Retired nurse Philomena Lee has brought a High Court challenge aimed at quashing parts of the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother ... Courts • 12 Apr
UN asked to intervene on mother-and-baby homes The UN has been asked to request the Irish Government to establish an independent investigation into mother-and-baby homes and forced adoptions during the 20th Century. Mother-And-Baby Homes • 24 Mar
Galway council 'did not approve' placards at Tuam site Galway County Council has said it did not approve the installation of a number of placards on the site of the former Mother and Baby ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 19 Mar
Concerns over control of data once Commission dissolves The Data Protection Commissioner has said she has concerns about the risks associated with the Minister of Children taking over as data controller of the ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 25 Feb
Mother and Baby Homes commission motion passed The Dáil has passed a Social Democrats motion to extend the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes by one year but is not ... Politics • 24 Feb
Mother and Baby Homes Commission gets backup recordings The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters has retrieved backup tapes containing the audio recordings from the Confidential Committee ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 23 Feb
'Back-up tapes' may contain deleted testimonies Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman has told the Seanad that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes has found "back-up tapes" held off-site, ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 19 Feb
Deleting testimonies on mother-and-baby homes defended The Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman has said that it is difficult for him to create a judgement on whether the Commission of Investigation into ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 19 Feb
Judge declines to appear before Committee on Children Members of the Oireachtas Committee on Children have been informed that Judge Yvonne Murphy has declined an invitation to appear before it to discuss the ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 05 Feb
Councils issue apologies over mother-and-baby homes Dublin City Council has become the latest local authority to apologise for its role in the operation of mother-and-baby homes. Mother-And-Baby Homes • 01 Feb
Meath council apologises over mother-and-baby home Meath County Council has apologised for its role in the establishment and operation of the Dunboyne Mother and Baby Home. Mother-And-Baby Homes • 01 Feb
The survivors of NI's mother-and-baby homes They are stories that have to be told by those who want to tell them, no matter how painful they may be to hear. Mother-And-Baby Homes • 02 Feb
Archbishop Martin apologises for what happened in homes Church leaders in Northern Ireland have spoken of shame and regret about how thousands of unmarried women and young girls were treated in mother-and-baby homes. Mother-And-Baby Homes • 27 Jan
Independent inquiry to examine NI mother-and-baby homes An independent investigation is to examine the running of mother-and-baby homes and Magdalene launderies in Northern Ireland. Regional • 26 Jan
Family pressure major factor for mother-and-baby homes At least 10,640 women entered 10 mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1990, according to a research report published today. Mother-And-Baby Homes • 26 Jan
Survivor says it is time to open doors on homes in NI A survivor of a home for unmarried mothers and babies in Northern Ireland has called for the doors of secrecy around the institutions to be ... Ulster • 24 Jan
Council 'sorry' over Tuam mother-and-baby home Galway County Council has said it is "profoundly sorry" for its failure in relation to the operation and management of the mother-and-baby home in Tuam. Ireland • 25 Jan
Govt. recognises trauma of those born in homes - Martin The Taoiseach has told CNN that the Government recognises the trauma of those born in mother-and-baby Homes and is seeking to make amends. Mother-And-Baby Homes • 22 Jan
Kilkenny council apologises over mother-and-baby home Kilkenny County Council has apologised to survivors and their relatives of the Kilkenny County Home, one of the institutions criticised last week by the Commission ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 20 Jan
Councils to consider apology over mother-and-baby homes A number of local authorities are considering making an apology for their involvement in mother-and-baby homes. Mother-And-Baby Homes • 21 Jan
Group 'shocked' at racism conclusions in homes report A group representing mixed-race Irish children who were born in mother-and-baby homes has expressed shock at the findings in the Commission of Investigation's report that ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 19 Jan
Outline of tracing legislation could be ready by March Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman has said that an outline of tracing legislation allowing former residents of mother-and-baby homes to access their personal information will ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 19 Jan
Medical research on children at mother-and-baby homes Attitudes towards unmarried mothers are illustrated throughout the pages of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report, though survivors did not need to ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 17 Jan
Orders should not be scapegoats - Archbishop Martin Catholic Primate of All Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has said he would be disappointed if the religious congregations were scapegoated for their role in mother-and-baby ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 17 Jan
Mother appeals for details on daughter's grave In June 1972 Limerick woman Ann O'Gorman gave birth to a baby girl in the Bessborough mother-and-baby home in Cork. This was her first child ... Mother-And-Baby Homes • 17 Jan
