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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 more delays”. Ms Coughlan, who is a member of the Collaborative Forum of Former Residents of Mothe...
Denied a voice as a âlostâ child, Harney continues to speak out ELLSWORTH â Ellsworth resident Mary Harney left for her native Ireland in 2019 for two reasons: to earn a masterâs 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 early 1960s. Harney, born into such a home 72 years ago, was a member of the Collaborative Forum,...
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 helping her mother work merchandise tables at some of Dublin’s most respected venues, Jess Kavanagh ...