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# mother-and-baby homes

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2022
# FOI
Mother & Baby Homes: Just 40 survivors get health files amid row over GPs signing off on requests
The majority of survivors, 31, received the records via Freedom of Information requests, not GDPR.
Only 40 survivors have received their medical files to date from the Department of Children, Órla Ryan reports
The majority of survivors received the records via Freedom of Information requests, rather than through GDPR
Just 10 people got their records after a GP signed off on the process, The Journal can reveal
Survivors consider legal action to get health records amid 'bizarre' row with department
Department 'in breach of EU law' unless it gives health records to Mother and Baby Home survivors
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Jan 9th 2022, 12:05 AM
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# Commission
Taoiseach rules out reopening redress scheme for mother and baby home survivors
A High Court ruling that found the Commission of Investigation acted unlawfully by denying fair procedure to survivors prompted calls for a review.
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Dec 31st 2021, 10:01 AM
# burials bill
Tuam site may finally be excavated in 2022 - five years after 'significant' human remains found
The long-awaited Burials Bill and the Birth Information and Tracing Bill are expected to be published in the next two months.
The site of the former mother and baby home may be excavated five years after a "significant" quantity of human remains were found
Survivors, relatives and archaeologists have called for the Tuam site to be excavated urgently, Órla Ryan reports
The long-awaited Burials Bill and the Birth Information and Tracing Bill are expected to be published in the next two months
'We've been totally vindicated': State admits rights of Mother & Baby Home survivors were breached
Over 30 experts ask O'Gorman to change redress scheme so it considers 'impact of early trauma'
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Dec 24th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Philomena Lee
'We've been totally vindicated': State admits rights of Mother & Baby Home survivors were breached
“It’s been such a battle but we’ve been totally vindicated, that’s the most important thing. This time our voices have been heard in terms of justice.”
Today's settlement has been described as a "significant victory" for Philomena Lee and Mary Harney, Órla Ryan reports
The State has admitted the women are identifiable in the Commission's report and should have been given a right to reply
"We’ve been totally vindicated ... This time our voices have been heard in terms of justice," Harney said
Mother and Baby Homes: Philomena Lee and Mary Harney cases back before High Court today
'She had no choice': High Court told Philomena Lee did not consent to her son being adopted
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Dec 17th 2021, 4:55 PM
# High Court
Mother and Baby Homes: Philomena Lee and Mary Harney cases back before High Court today
The women want certain elements of the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes quashed.
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Dec 17th 2021, 6:00 AM
# Netherlands
'My mother didn't want people to know I existed': One woman's mission to find her identity
The woman who set up a register to reconnect people who passed through the Mother and Baby Home system in the Netherlands wants to share her knowledge with Ireland.
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Dec 11th 2021, 8:00 PM
# Philomena Lee
Ruling in Mother and Baby Home court cases pushed back until January
Justice Garrett Simons wants to hear more submissions before making a decision in the new year.
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Dec 2nd 2021, 12:13 PM
Voices
Opinion: 'I spent fewer than six months in a mother and baby home and I was traumatised'
Mother and baby home survivor Beth Wallace says no one can suggest those who spent fewer than six months there were not traumatised.
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Nov 26th 2021, 7:00 AM
# response to redress
Government will not oppose motion for review of redress scheme for Mother and Baby Home survivors
Survivors’ groups gathered at Leinster House today to call for the redress scheme to be amended to better meet the needs of survivors.
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Nov 23rd 2021, 8:40 PM
# mother-and-baby homes
Over 30 experts ask O'Gorman to change redress scheme so it considers 'impact of early trauma'
People who were born in a mother and baby institution but spent less than six months there are excluded from the scheme.
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Nov 22nd 2021, 4:23 PM
# mother-and-baby homes
'They're waiting for more of us to die': Women whose children were taken react to redress scheme
The Government’s long-awaited Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme was unveiled during the week.
The Government's €800 million Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme was unveiled during the week
Women say basing compensation on their length of stay in an institution is "absolutely disgraceful"
The exclusion of many people born in institutions is a "divide and conquer" strategy, survivors tell Órla Ryan
'She had no choice': High Court told Philomena Lee did not consent to her son being adopted
'No understanding of trauma': Survivors hit out at 6-month rule & legal waiver in redress scheme
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Nov 21st 2021, 12:05 AM
# mother-and-baby homes
'She had no choice': High Court told Philomena Lee did not consent to her son being adopted
Ruling in Mother and Baby Home cases could have “very dramatic consequences” on how future commissions operate, High Court told.
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Nov 18th 2021, 6:45 PM
# mother and baby homes
'Gardaí returned women who escaped': Philomena Lee & Mary Harney challenge Commission in High Court
The women are seeking to have elements of the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes quashed.
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Nov 17th 2021, 5:10 PM
# Commission
Mother and Baby Homes: High Court to hear cases as Philomena Lee and others challenge report
The cases are being brought by high-profile survivors Philomena Lee and Mary Harney.
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Nov 17th 2021, 6:00 AM
# mother-and-baby homes
'No understanding of trauma': Survivors hit out at 6-month rule & legal waiver in redress scheme
The Government unveiled the long-awaited Mother and Baby Home redress scheme earlier today.
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Nov 16th 2021, 7:15 PM
# Commission
Mother and Baby Homes: 34,000 survivors eligible for compensation in €800m redress scheme
The Cabinet signed off on the details of a long-awaited redress scheme today.
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Nov 16th 2021, 2:13 PM
# compensation
'Can you put a price on trauma?': Redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes ready
The Cabinet is set to sign off on the details of a long-awaited redress scheme later today.
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Nov 16th 2021, 6:00 AM
# Redress
'Groundbreaking': Survivors welcome inquiry into Mother and Baby Homes in Northern Ireland
The NI Executive is accepting all the recommendations made by an expert panel last month.
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Nov 15th 2021, 1:50 PM
# Adoption
40 years of nothing, then a message saying 'I'm your son': Mother & son reunite after 4 decades
A Facebook friend request earlier this year changed Maria Arbuckle’s life forever.
Maria Arbuckle was sent from Armagh to St Patrick's mother and baby home in Dublin in 1981
She spent the next four decades trying to find her son, Paul
A Facebook friend request earlier this year changed her life forever, Órla Ryan reports
UN experts warn Burials Bill may 'create obstacles' to examining deaths at Mother & Baby Homes
'Four years on and still no action': Call for Tuam mother and baby home site to be excavated
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Nov 13th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Cabinet
Redress scheme proposed for Mother and Baby Home survivors who suffered in the institutions
The scheme would include financial payments and an enhanced medical card.
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Nov 12th 2021, 7:40 PM
# Tuam
UN experts warn Burials Bill may 'create obstacles' to examining deaths at Mother & Baby Homes
The proposed legislation raises “serious concerns in relation to the State’s compliance with its international legal obligations”, the groups note.
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Nov 10th 2021, 5:19 PM
# the missing children
'Four years on and still no action': Call for Tuam mother and baby home site to be excavated
A test excavation found a “significant” quantity of human remains, but a full excavation has still not happened – to the frustration of survivors and archaeologists.
Survivors, relatives and archaeologists are calling for the site to be excavated urgently, Órla Ryan reports
They want DNA testing carried out to identify the remains of the children buried in Tuam
A new documentary explores the search for the truth about what happened to those who disappeared
Illegal adoptees 'forced to break the law' by using their falsified birth certificates
'Is she dead or alive?': Call for inquests into deaths at mother and baby homes
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Nov 7th 2021, 7:00 AM
# The North
Police in Northern Ireland launch probe into allegations of abuse at mother and baby homes
The announcement comes after an independent panel recommended a public inquiry.
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Oct 6th 2021, 9:30 PM
# High Court
Bethany Home survivor Derek Leinster lodges legal proceedings against Irish State
Leinster has campaigned for over 20 years for the inclusion of Bethany Home and other Protestant institutions in redress schemes.
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Oct 6th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Inquiry
Michelle O’Neill to push for public inquiry into mother and baby homes
An expert panel has recommended an ‘integrated investigation’ by a non-statutory independent panel, feeding into a statutory public inquiry.
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Oct 5th 2021, 7:15 PM
# Magdalene Laundries
'Will this be Opportunity Lost 2.0?': State must 'learn from mistakes' of past redress schemes
A new book explores Magdalene laundries and the State’s response to institutional abuse.
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Sep 18th 2021, 8:00 PM
# mother and baby homes
Survivors consider legal action to get health records amid 'bizarre' row with department
Survivors of mother and baby institutions have been told to submit FOI requests to get access to their records, despite already applying under GDPR.
Survivors of mother and baby institutions have been told to submit FOI requests, despite already applying under GDPR
A number of women are considering legal action, Órla Ryan reports
Noelle Brown says the latest development is "despicable" and "ridiculous"
Department 'in breach of EU law' unless it gives health records to Mother and Baby Home survivors
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Sep 16th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Vaccine Trials
Vomiting and fever among side effects experienced by children who took part in GSK trials
The pharma company has today published information about nine trials it carried out in Irish institutions between 1934 and 1973.
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Sep 1st 2021, 2:18 PM
# forced adoption
Woman's signature forged on letter saying nuns from Mother and Baby Home 'deserve a medal'
The survivor saw the letter, written in 1980, for the first time last month.
The survivor saw the letter, written in 1980, for the first time last month, Órla Ryan reports
"I think ye should all be presented with a medal for your fantastic work," the letter states
The woman believes her late mother wrote the letter praising the nuns, pretending to be her
Denying adopted people access to their birth certs 'could re-traumatise them'
O'Gorman 'welcomes' new report that contradicts findings of Mother and Baby Home Commission
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Jul 31st 2021, 12:05 AM
# Philomena Lee
Mother and Baby Home cases to be heard by High Court in November
Philomena Lee and Mary Harney are among the women taking legal action against the State.
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Jul 28th 2021, 11:38 AM
# Judicial review
Mother and Baby Homes: Two test cases to be heard by High Court later this year
The cases, being brought by Philomena Lee and Mary Harney, will be heard in late October or November.
The cases, being brought by Philomena Lee and Mary Harney, will be heard in late October or November, Órla Ryan reports
A third test case, involving Mari Steed, may also proceed at a later date
Eight women are seeking judicial reviews of the Commission of Investigation's final report
Mother and Baby Homes: Three test cases could be used as survivors seek judicial review
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Jul 27th 2021, 11:57 AM
Voices
Opinion: The Mother and Baby Homes commission's report can't be safely used to provide redress
25 academics will launch an alternative summary of the commission’s report today.
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Jul 14th 2021, 7:00 AM
# information and tracing
Denying adopted people access to their birth certs 'could re-traumatise them'
Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes have said “the right to truth is key”, an Oireachtas Committee heard today.
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Jul 13th 2021, 5:16 PM
# High Court
Mother and Baby Homes: Three test cases could be used as survivors seek judicial review
Eight women are taking legal action against the State.
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Jul 13th 2021, 10:42 AM
# alternate report
O'Gorman 'welcomes' new report that contradicts findings of Mother and Baby Home Commission
A new report has found “significant evidence” of inhuman treatment and forced adoptions in Mother and Baby Homes.
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Jul 12th 2021, 4:20 PM
# GDPR
Department 'in breach of EU law' unless it gives health records to Mother and Baby Home survivors
Survivors and experts have said a GP should not be involved in the process.
A data expert says the Minister for Children's approach breaches GDPR, Órla Ryan writes
Survivors have said a GP should not be involved in the process - at odds with the Department
Minister Roderic O'Gorman is in discussions with Cabinet colleagues about new regulations
'The dead don't have GDPR rights': Woman considers legal action after department denies info request
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Jul 9th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Personal Data
'The dead don't have GDPR rights': Woman considers legal action after department denies info request
Solicitor Simon McGarr said his client, a Mother and Baby Home survivor, “remains amongst the living”.
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Jul 8th 2021, 6:00 AM
# justice media awards
The Journal takes home two Justice Media Awards
The president of the Law Society of Ireland said this year’s entries were ‘legal journalism at its finest’.
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Jun 24th 2021, 5:07 PM
# Philomena Lee
Mother and Baby Homes: High Court challenges over Commission report may first move forward with test case
Eight women are taking legal challenges over the Mother and Baby Homes report.
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Jun 22nd 2021, 11:47 AM
# terri harrison
'The Irish Handmaid's Tale': Mother and Baby Home survivor says reality was worse than fiction
“We were just like machines for them, they definitely dehumanised us.”
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Jun 19th 2021, 9:00 AM
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