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'Make your voices heard' - Survivors of mother and baby homes urged to come forward in NI

Survivors of mother and baby homes, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses have been urged to speak to police. Detectives are investigating allegations of abuse at the institutions which were formerly run primarily by the Catholic Church, but also by ...

09 Aug 2022 at 18:00

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New support services launched to help survivors of NI mother and baby homes

Survivors of historical institutions for women in Northern Ireland are to get access to mental health support and family tracing services. Thousands of women and girls in Northern Ireland spent time in mother and baby homes, Magdalene laundries ...

30 Sept 2022 at 11:03

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Work to identify buried babies at Tuam home could begin by end of year

Work at the site of the notorious Tuam mother and baby home could begin by the end of the year, as a new Bill to allow the exhumation and identification of bodies at such institutions enters the Irish parliament. The Irish Government on ...

22 Feb 2022 at 16:34

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Mother and baby home redress scheme exclusion branded ‘cruel’ by Sinn Fein

A proposed law to give compensation to mother and baby home survivors has been branded “cruel” because it excludes those who spent less than six months in the institutions. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald challenged Taoiseach Leo ...

22 Feb 2023 at 15:06

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Director appointed to oversee excavation of Tuam Mother and Baby Home site

The Minister for Children has appointed a director to oversee the excavation and recovery of children’s remains at the site of a former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co Galway. Daniel Mac Sweeney, a former International Committee ...

23 May 2023 at 15:01

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Compensation scheme for mother and baby home survivors opens

The compensation scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes has opened for applications. It comes amid criticism over the eligibility criteria for those in line for compensation. The Department of Children said the payment ...

20 Mar 2024 at 11:03

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‘Cruel’ mother and baby home redress scheme Bill narrowly passes Dail vote

A proposed law to give compensation to mother and baby home survivors has been passed to its next stage by a narrow margin by the Dail. TDs voted 73 to 62 for the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 on ...

22 Feb 2023 at 21:34

Northern Ireland

‘Milestone’ mother and baby homes inquiry announcement welcomed

The formal announcement of a consultation for a public inquiry into mother and baby institutions has been welcomed as an “important milestone”. First Minister Michelle O’Neill said she hopes to see the draft Bill for ...

26 Jun 2024 at 08:09

Northern Ireland

Ministers move to formalise co-operation on mother and baby home investigations

Maximising cross-border co-operation on investigations into mother and baby homes will help secure justice for victims and survivors, Stormont’s deputy First Minister has said. Emma Little-Pengelly was commenting ...

13 Sept 2024 at 15:58

National News

Final call for testimony from Northern Ireland mother and baby home survivors

A final call has been made for survivors of former mother and baby home and Magdalene institutions in Northern Ireland to come forward and give testimony. It comes as part of a Truth Recovery Programme to ...

19 Feb 2025 at 13:54

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Son reunited with mother and baby home survivor ‘desperate’ to buy her home

A man who was reunited with his birth mother, a survivor of one of Ireland’s most notorious mother and baby homes, has launched a fundraiser to help her buy her house. Patrick Naughton, 70, from Ealing, ...

17 Apr 2025 at 08:00

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Religious orders with millions in assets not contributing to redress scheme

Religious bodies who have declined to contribute towards a redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes have assets worth more than a billion euro. The Department of Children had asked ...

08 Apr 2025 at 16:17

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