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In a new book on redress and Ireland’s institutions, Mary Harney tells her story of illegal adoption and the abuse and neglect that followed.

Conrad Bryan said survivors are not being listened to when it comes to redress, so he’s taking matters into his own hands

By Michelle Devane, PA More women will die without knowing whether their child is “rotting in the ground or in a septic tank” unless legislation is passed to allow the excavation of unmarked graves in all Irish institutions, a survivor of one mother and baby home has said. Alice Coughlan, a survivor of the Bessborough institution, described the Government’s Burials Bill as “divisive” and said she does not support it wholeheartedly, but that it needs to be passed so there can be “no ...

Denied a voice as a “lost” child, Harney continues to speak out ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth resident Mary Harney left for her native Ireland in 2019 for two reasons: to earn a master’s degree in international human rights law and to continue pushing for truth and accountability in a shameful period in Irish history, when unwed, pregnant women were sent to mother and baby homes and forced to give up their babies for adoption. The practice began in the mid-1920s and lasted until the...

In Ireland, Lifting a Veil of Prejudice Against Mixed-Race Children The singer Jess Kavanagh is working to raise awareness about the experiences of mixed-race Irish people, particularly those born in the country’s infamous mother and baby homes. Jess Kavanagh says she always knew that her mother, Liz, was adopted. “It was obvious,” she said. “My grandparents were white and my mam was Black.”Credit...Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times By Caelainn Hogan Jan. 15, 2021 While he...

‘Moral and financial ruin’ Saying she was “incredibly disappointed”, Rosemary Adaser said in laying blame at the feet of women’s families, the report did not heed “the rigidly-imposed” rules of the Church and State then in place. Families of unmarried mothers going against those norms would have faced “moral and financial ruin”, she said. Meanwhile, the report did not go far enough on the issue of “forced illegal adoptions”, and mothers gi...

Philomena Lee says Ireland must ensure mother and baby home atrocities never happen again Lee also said she is “dismayed” that some details from the Mother and Baby Homes report were leaked. By Órla Ryan Monday 11 Jan 2021, 12:37 PM Jan 11th 2021, 12:37 PM 21,931 Views 32 Comments Philomena Lee (file photo) Philomena Lee (file photo) Ima...

Updated / Monday, 11 Jan 2021 17:00 The 3,000-page report will be published this week Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described as regrettable that the Mother and Baby Homes Commissions report was leaked to the Sunday Independent. Campaigners and opposition politicians have criticised the leaking of the report, saying the publication of sensitive information had caused more pain for survivors. Speaking on Newstalk, Mr Martin said that the Government response to the report this week would be comp...

Morning Ireland Listen ICU patient numbers around the country continue to rise Neal Donohue,the INMOs Industrial Relations Officer for the North West, on staff shortages and capacity issues at Letterkenny University Hospital; Dr. Michael Power, Clinical Lead with the National Clinical Programme for Critical Care, discusses the high demand for ICU beds nationwide. Listen Letterkenny Hospital apologises to patients for treatment delays Tony Canavan, CEO of Saolta Group, on staff shortages and cap...