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Varadkar says refusal by Mother and Baby Homes commissioners to face Oireachtas is 'deeply regrettable'
The committee members found out about the refusal in the media.
A first invitation was sent in February and a second in June
Both the Taoiseach and Tánaiste have urged the commissioners to answer questions
Oireachtas committee members unaware of the invite refusal until after the letter was reported
'Painfully visible shortcomings': Catriona Crowe on the problems with the Mother and Baby Home Commission
Minister tells survivors he believes them as opposition call report 'whitewashed fiction'
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Minister tells survivors he believes them as opposition call report 'whitewashed fiction'
Roderic O’Gorman has told survivors that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes was not prohibited from using their testimony.
Roderic O'Gorman has told survivors that the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes was not prohibited from using their testimony
"For my own part, I want to be clear - you are believed," the minister said
Survivors and relatives have said the latest revelations are "insulting" and "dehumanising", Órla Ryan writes
Pressure mounts on Mother and Baby Home commissioners as Oireachtas committee reissues invite
How legal threats and the Ryan Commission's legacy impacted Mother and Baby Home inquiry
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Pressure mounts on Mother and Baby Home commissioners as Oireachtas committee reissues invite
The invitation asks the commissioners to attend a meeting on 17 June.
Pressure is mounting on the commissioners to appear before the Oireachtas Children's Committee, Órla Ryan writes
The invitation asks the commissioners to attend a meeting on 17 June
Over 100 academics and historians have signed a letter outlining their concerns with the Commission's final report
How legal threats and the Ryan Commission's legacy impacted Mother and Baby Home inquiry
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'Yet another blow to survivors': Women get few answers as Commissioner defends report
A number of Mother and Baby Home survivors finally got to hear from a Commissioner today – it did not go to plan.
Commissioner defends Mother and Baby Home report in first public comments, saying 'ultra legal' approach was needed
'My view is we've done a job and, basically, let's let others go and take it further,' Professor Mary Daly said
The evidence given by hundreds of survivors to the Confidential Committee was essentially discounted, Órla Ryan writes
Survivors and politicians express anger over Mother and Baby Home event
'Women would disappear and no one said anything': Breaking the silence on mother and baby homes
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Survivors and politicians express anger over Mother and Baby Home event
Members of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee have criticised the fact that Professor Mary Daly will appear “behind closed doors”.
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Jun 2nd 2021, 3:30 PM
Why should part-time students have to pay fees that full-timers do not?
Nearly 25,000 part-time college students are currently paying fees full-time students are exempt from. It isn’t fair and it doesn’t make any sense says Mary Daly.
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Royal Irish Academy appoints first woman president in 229 years
The academy appointed its second female chief executive in November 2013.
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Mar 16th 2014, 2:42 PM
Revealed: At least 6 Fianna Fáil TDs and most senators to oppose abortion bill
With a free vote, at least a dozen TDs and senators from the main opposition party are likely to oppose the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill, according to a survey carried out by TheJournal.ie.
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