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'Not proportionate to the magnitude of suffering' - Mother and Baby redress scheme criticised

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Mother and Baby redress scheme opens to heavy criticism

The Mother-and-Baby Institutions Payment Scheme has now opened for applications which will provide health supports and financial payments for those who are eligible. The scheme aims to acknowledge the traumatic experiences and circumstances of women ...

20 Mar 2024 at 11:04

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Religious orders ‘running rings’ around government after one makes cash offer

The Government is allowing religious bodies involved in mother and baby homes to “run rings” around it after it emerged that only one order made a “serious offer” of cash to pay redress to survivors, the Dail has heard. Government-appointed ...

02 Apr 2025 at 15:56

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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 Wednesday evening. ...

22 Feb 2023 at 21:34

National News

Only two religious bodies offer contributions to mother and baby redress scheme

Only two of eight religious bodies linked to mother and baby homes in Ireland have offered to contribute to a survivor redress scheme, a report has found. The Sisters of Bon Secours offered 12.97 million euro (about £11 million) – a sum ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:50

More than 1,000 babies and young mothers remembered in Limerick ceremony

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More than 1,000 people who died at mother and baby home remembered in Limerick ceremony

THE WINDOWS of St Munchin’s College in Corbally were aglow last night, as 1,113 candles were lit to represent the mothers and babies who died in the Sean Ross Abbey mother and baby home in Roscrea. Organised by principal Lorraine ...

21 Nov 2025 at 11:30

National News

'I couldn't give up on them': Catherine Corless as Tuam mother and baby excavation begins

After years of uncertainty, Monday, July 14, marks the beginning of a full excavation taking place at a former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway. It is expected to go on for two years. The St Mary’s home for unmarried ...

14 Jul 2025 at 14:50

National News

'Shock horror'- Irish woman discovers her two baby brothers could be buried at Tuam site

An excavation is under way at the site of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam in Co Galway, where 796 babies are believed to be buried. So far, 50 families have handed in DNA to find answers after decades of waiting. ...

17 Jun 2025 at 15:49

National News

22 more baby remains recovered at former Mother and Baby Home site in Tuam during excavation

22 more infant remains have been recovered from the former Mother and Baby Home site in Tuam, Co. Galway. Excavation works have been taking place at the site since July of last year, after a local historian named ...

06 Feb 2026 at 11:59

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