Mother And Baby Homes

Children's Minister Roderic O’Gorman has committed to a "re-examination" of the controversial mother and baby homes legislation after saying it is “impossible to ignore” the thousands of letters that he has received on the issue. He said there is an “obligation to look beyond

Government plans to seal records from the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes for 30 years are not "necessary and proportionate", the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) has said. The government recently set out its legislative plans for the "safeguarding" of the commission's r

Legislation intended to safeguard records from the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes has been approved by ministers. Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman yesterday received government approval for the text of the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain rel

Former police officer Judith Gillespie has been appointed for a one-year term as the new independent chair on an inter-departmental working group on Mother and Baby Homes, Magdalene laundries and historical clerical child abuse. Ms Gillespie is the third person named as chair of the troubled group,

The deadline for written submissions on the general scheme of the bill providing for the phased excavation of the mass child burial site at Tuam has been extended. The Oireachtas joint committee on children and youth affairs will accept submissions from interested groups or individuals until Friday

Legislation to provide a legal basis for the phased excavation of the mass child burial site at Tuam will be published early next year, Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone has said. The general scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill 2019 was approved by Cabi

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the Government to ratify the UN Convention on Enforced Disappearances (CED) in order to deliver justice for victims and survivors of mother and baby homes. Marking the International Day of the Disappeared, the civil liberties group said the