Thousands of unmarried women and their children born out of wedlock who were shunned by Irish society and sought refuge in state-owned homes — where many were then abused by nuns and officials of the Roman Catholic Church — will be eligible for compensation from a new multimillion-dollar initiative the Irish government has established “in Read more
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Ireland: Unmarried pregnant women abused in church-run homes to get record compensation
Thursday, November 18th, 2021Irish government sets up inquiry into mother and baby homes
Friday, June 13th, 2014The Irish government is to set up a formal investigation into issues in mother and baby homes, which were run by churches and the state. A special commission of investigation will examine the high mortality rates, burial practices and secret and illegal adoption and vaccine trials on children at these homes. Irish minister for children Read more
Archbishop calls for inquiry into Irish mother and baby homes
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has called for a full investigation into mother and baby homes in Ireland. His call follows controversy over a mass grave containing the remains of nearly 800 children from a convent-run home in Tuam in County Galway. The children, aged one to nine, died between 1925 and 1961. The Read more