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Its some sort of physical connection. The physical connection. It might not have a whole garter kiss, but at least youve got something to talk to in the halls somewhere else. These are the survivors of a scandal that is still rocking ireland born and catholic institutions and still trying to discover their identity and trace their birth parents the the seemingly tranquil town of tomb and western ireland. A place that and a car again, just cant seem to forget. This was once the site of a mother in baby home run by catholic nuns, up to 1961. And married women were sent here to give birth. The re...

The tiny shoe is the colour of the open sky. Its blueness is made all the bluer by the dark earth filling the space meant for a young child's foot.

Hundreds of bodies were buried under a playground at a home for unwed mothers, many in a disused sewage system. Almost six years after Ireland acknowledged the grim discovery, a resolution is finally near.

254 Shares 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. Advertisement 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 blam...

State Apology Due Today After Mother And Baby Home Report By Hannah Murphy It's after the publication of the long-awaited Commission of Investigation report which found an "appalling" level of infant mortality among the kids born there. There were 9,000 children who died in the 18 institutions examined between the 1920s and 1990s - around 15% of those born. 56,000 unmarried mothers - ranging from 12-year-olds to women in their 40s - passed through the homes between 1922 and 1998. The Commission's found their cruel treatment and stigmatisation was supported...