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'The Kerry Babies Tribunal laid bare the virulent misogyny at the heart of a patriarchal Irish State'
Dr Mary McAuliffe reflects on the Kerry Babies Tribunal following the State’s apology to Joanne Hayes and her family – 36 years later.
By Dr Mary McAuliffe
Sunday 20 Dec 2020, 10:58 AM
Dec 20th 2020, 10:58 AM
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Dr Mary McAuliffe
DELIVERING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE and apologies to women for past wrongs has become something of a regular occurrence in the country, as it should be.
From the Magdalene survivors to those who endured the traumas of the Mother and Baby Homes to those women caught up in the cervical smear scandal, acknowledgements of wrongs done have come, although oftentimes they came dropping slow, grudging and imperfect.