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Wednesday 21 October 2020
When I was born I weighed just 3lbs 3oz and was expected to die. I survived but faced persistent bullying about my condition well into adulthood, writes Edwina Wrenn.
The 20-page file was written in the 1980s, and was brought to the attention of survivors through an FOI request.
The death toll is expected to worsen considerably as so many regions have yet to be heard from in the aftermath of the quake.
The pope met a group of eight survivors this evening.
The Commission of Investigation could start as early as this summer.
At least nine people died in Tuesday’s earthquake in the popular tourist city of Hualien.
Strict new coronavirus measures are coming into effect – here’s what they mean for you.
Six adults and a baby were on board the dinghy.
More than 130 were hurt in the fire, the country’s worst for 15 years.
Survivor Peter Mulryan was born in the Tuam mother and baby home in Galway and lived in the institute for four and half years.
While families welcomed the recent awarding of a unit citation and Bonn Jadotville medal, it is hoped eight of the men will be specifically awarded for their bravery.
Iran is observing a day of national mourning for victims of earthquake which killed more than 400 people on Sunday.
An Irish-Filipino family were caught up in the Barcelona terror attack last week.
A report launched today criticises the State’s treatment of victims, which it says has caused further trauma.
“Institutional Ireland” is still failing survivors of residential institutions, writes Conrad Bryan.
The deadly landslide, which struck late on Friday evening, resulted from days of heavy rains.
Many volunteers gathered on the shoreline broke down in tears on hearing the latest strandings appeared to be over.
Minister Flanagan said we must be vigilant in standing against fundamentalist ideologies.
More than 25 people are believed to have been staying at the hotel when it was hit.
The horrific discovery was made yesterday by a Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescue ship.
The earthquake is the biggest tragedy of its kind in Ecuador in 67 years.
November is prostate cancer awareness month. We get some stories from the frontline of the battle against cancer.
They will be housed in a car park adjacent to Ballyogan Works Depot.
Dublin councillor Francis Timmons, who grew up in a mother and baby home in the 1970s, is calling for James Reilly to take a look at redress schemes for survivors.
It says, “The decision is dictated by the need to achieve the best use of limited available resources.”
Independent TD Clare Daly recently said that recommendations made by the United Nations have not been met.
The women will be eligible for a range of health services from the start of July.
It is unknown if there are any survivors.
One has set up a fundraising page to help with the aid effort.
The Department of Foreign Affairs here has confirmed all 170 Irish in affected regions have been accounted for.
The camp was liberated by the Soviet Red Army on 27 January 1945
Between 1940 and 1945, some 1.1 million people, including one million Jews, perished in the twin death camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
There has been some difficulty in those who underwent the procedure accessing their medical records.
Rescuers have plucked 94 people from the sea so far.
Search efforts are being coordinated by the Shetland Coastguard.
Experts say while real-time tracking technology will not save lives, but will significantly streamline search efforts.
The winners of the competition will earn a coveted place in the Champions League
The Archbishop said that the Catholic Church must “do more” to help victims of abuse.
Survivors, campaigners and academics say the scope of the Commission may need to be widened to take in private nursing homes, mental institutions and smaller mother-and-baby homes.
The Justice Minister also announced that lump sums totalling €12.8 million have been paid to survivors.
The six survivors have met up every year since the tragedy and hope to continue to so so in the future.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
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This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
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Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
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