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Womanhood on trial: The letters received by the Taoiseach during the Kerry Babies saga Documents released under the 30-year rule show the public interest in the tragedies. By Sinead O'Carroll Wednesday 30 Dec 2015, 6:05 AM Dec 30th 2015, 6:05 AM 23,741 Views 30 Comments A NEWBORN BABY boy has been found dead near Caherciveen, county Kerry. The body was found abandoned on the White Strand, about three miles from the town, and a post-mortem i...

'Suffering is finally behind us' - Joanne Hayes receives 'deep and sincere' State apology Ms Hayes issued a statement saying that she hoped "the suffering and stress" of the Kerry Babies case "is now finally behind us”. Joanne Hayes was wrongly accused of murdering an infant over 35 years ago. File photo: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie Fri, 18 Dec, 2020 - 14:52 Ann O’Loughlin The Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner today in the High Court expressed “deep and sincere regret" to Joanne Hayes for the “truly appalling hurt and distress" caused to her and her family. Joanne Hay...

After 35 years of hurt and trauma, the travesty inflicted on Joanne Hayes and her family was finally brought to an end. The apology over the Kerry Babies affair took less than a minute to read – and Ms Hayes was not present in the High Court to hear it, wishing to preserve her privacy. But in a statement issued afterwards, the woman who was wrongfully accused of murdering her own baby expressed relief that the “suffering and stress of this ordeal” was finally behind her and her family. She also asked that their privacy be respected so they could “return to our lives within our local c...

BBC News By Shane Harrison image copyrightIan Macnab image captionThe body of 'Baby John' was found on White Strand beach, County Kerry, in 1984 The Garda commissioner (head of the Irish police) and the Irish minister for justice have apologised to a woman at the centre of the infamous Kerry Babies scandal. Joanne Hayes was wrongly accused of murdering a baby found with multiple stab wounds 36 years ago on White Strand beach near Cahersiveen in County Kerry. Ms Hayes and her family will now be awarded substantial compensation. The family was not in court. They have also received a declaratio...

After 36 years State finally apologises to Joanne Hayes and family over Kerry Babies case Reporter:  '); The Irish State has apologised to Joanne Hayes, the woman who was wrongly accused of murdering an infant over 35 years ago, and her siblings over their treatment during events that became known as the Kerry Babies case.  The apology, made before Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds at the High Court on Friday and reiterated one made in 2018, forms part of a settlement of damages actions brought by Ms Hayes, her sister Kathleen and brothers Michael and Edmund following their arrest by the Gardai...