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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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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 of the Red ...

23 May 2023 at 15:01

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Pre-excavation work to begin at former mother and baby home in Tuam

Pre-excavation work on the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam will start on Monday. Daniel MacSweeney, who leads the Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam (ODAIT), said families with relatives who were in the ...

11 Jun 2025 at 12:34

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Gardaí encourage survivors of 'Mother & Baby Home' abuse to report crimes

An Garda Síochána has today appealed to anyone who wishes to report a crime relating to a pregnancy and/or abuse involving their stay at a Mother and Baby Home to contact them. To support the reporting of such crimes a dedicated email ...

29 Apr 2021 at 16:15

National News

Major excavation of unmarked grave of babies and young children under way

A major excavation of a mass, unmarked grave of babies and young children in the west of Ireland began on Monday. The excavation of the site of St Mary’s mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway, will try to identify the remains of ...

14 Jul 2025 at 13:15

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Over 66 million euro issued to mother and baby home survivors

Over 66 million euro in payments have been issued under the government’s mother and baby home redress scheme. An awareness campaign is expected to be launched to encourage people to apply for the scheme, with a particular focus ...

24 Jun 2025 at 17:17

National News

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, west London, was taken ...

17 Apr 2025 at 08:00

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 after the ...

13 Sept 2024 at 15:58

National News

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 ...

30 Sept 2022 at 11:03

National News

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 ...

22 Feb 2023 at 15:06

National News

Infant remains found at Tuam excavation

Infant remains have been recovered from an excavation at the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam, according to initial assessments. The excavation of the site of St Mary’s mother and baby home in ...

07 Nov 2025 at 12:09

Further remains uncovered during Tuam excavation

National News

Further remains uncovered during Tuam ecavation

Further sets of infant remains have been identified, as an excavation team confirmed a burial ground from the time of the operation of a mother and baby home. The excavation of the site of St Mary’s ...

05 Dec 2025 at 13:16

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