# survivors - Thursday 14 January, 2021
# Hard Copies
# Hard Copies
The department said no physical copies of the report were made available ahead of its online release.
# survivors - Wednesday 13 January, 2021
# State Apology
The full report from the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation was released yesterday. The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Children's Minister issued statements. "The State failed you, the mothers and children in these homes," Micheál Martin said.
# survivors - Tuesday 12 January, 2021
# Final Report
Document details the experiences of women and children who lived in 14 mother and baby homes and four county homes. Commission recommends redress, services such as counselling and enhanced medical cards. Taoiseach to give State apology over mother and baby homes in the Dáil tomorrow.
# survivors - Thursday 3 December, 2020
# Roderic O'Gorman
# Roderic O'Gorman
The report will be published on the week of 11 January, Minister Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed.
# survivors - Wednesday 28 October, 2020
# Cabinet Meeting
# Cabinet Meeting
The government released a statement about the Mother and Baby Homes this evening.
# survivors - Friday 12 April, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
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.
# survivors - Tuesday 2 October, 2018
# Waterford
# Waterford
The 20-page file was written in the 1980s, and was brought to the attention of survivors through an FOI request.
# survivors - Sunday 30 September, 2018
# Disaster
# Disaster
The death toll is expected to worsen considerably as so many regions have yet to be heard from in the aftermath of the quake.
# survivors - Saturday 25 August, 2018
# Pope Francis
# Pope Francis
The pope met a group of eight survivors this evening.
# survivors - Saturday 7 April, 2018
# Survivors
# Survivors
The Commission of Investigation could start as early as this summer.
# survivors - Thursday 8 February, 2018
# Taiwan
# Taiwan
At least nine people died in Tuesday’s earthquake in the popular tourist city of Hualien.
# survivors - Sunday 28 January, 2018
# New Zealand
# New Zealand
Six adults and a baby were on board the dinghy.
# survivors - Friday 26 January, 2018
# Miryang
# Miryang
More than 130 were hurt in the fire, the country’s worst for 15 years.
# survivors - Saturday 16 December, 2017
# Survivors
# Survivors
Survivor Peter Mulryan was born in the Tuam mother and baby home in Galway and lived in the institute for four and half years.
# survivors - Saturday 9 December, 2017
# Closure
# Closure
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.
# survivors - Tuesday 14 November, 2017
# Kermanshah
# Kermanshah
Iran is observing a day of national mourning for victims of earthquake which killed more than 400 people on Sunday.
# survivors - Monday 21 August, 2017
# Las Ramblas
# Las Ramblas
An Irish-Filipino family were caught up in the Barcelona terror attack last week.
# survivors - Tuesday 4 July, 2017
# Abuse
# Abuse
A report launched today criticises the State’s treatment of victims, which it says has caused further trauma.
# survivors - Saturday 27 May, 2017
# Transitional Justice
# Transitional Justice
“Institutional Ireland” is still failing survivors of residential institutions, writes Conrad Bryan.
# survivors - Monday 3 April, 2017
# Tragic
# Tragic
The deadly landslide, which struck late on Friday evening, resulted from days of heavy rains.
# survivors - Sunday 12 February, 2017
# Survivors
# Survivors
Many volunteers gathered on the shoreline broke down in tears on hearing the latest strandings appeared to be over.
# survivors - Sunday 29 January, 2017
# Commemoration
# Commemoration
Minister Flanagan said we must be vigilant in standing against fundamentalist ideologies.
# survivors - Friday 20 January, 2017
# Not Giving Up
# Not Giving Up
More than 25 people are believed to have been staying at the hotel when it was hit.
# survivors - Wednesday 26 October, 2016
# The Mediterranean
# The Mediterranean
The horrific discovery was made yesterday by a Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescue ship.
# survivors - Tuesday 19 April, 2016
# Disaster
# Disaster
The earthquake is the biggest tragedy of its kind in Ecuador in 67 years.
# survivors - Saturday 14 November, 2015
# Get Yourself Checked
# Get Yourself Checked
November is prostate cancer awareness month. We get some stories from the frontline of the battle against cancer.
# survivors - Wednesday 21 October, 2015
# Temporary
# Temporary
They will be housed in a car park adjacent to Ballyogan Works Depot.
# survivors - Friday 25 September, 2015
# Survivors
# Survivors
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.
# survivors - Tuesday 9 June, 2015
# Sexual Violence
# Sexual Violence
It says, “The decision is dictated by the need to achieve the best use of limited available resources.”
# survivors - Sunday 7 June, 2015
# Survivors
# Survivors
Independent TD Clare Daly recently said that recommendations made by the United Nations have not been met.
# survivors - Friday 22 May, 2015
# Long Time Coming
# Long Time Coming
The women will be eligible for a range of health services from the start of July.
# survivors - Friday 15 May, 2015
# Earthquake
# Earthquake
It is unknown if there are any survivors.
# survivors - Sunday 3 May, 2015
# Fundraising
# Fundraising
One has set up a fundraising page to help with the aid effort.
# survivors - Saturday 2 May, 2015
# Nepal
# Nepal
The Department of Foreign Affairs here has confirmed all 170 Irish in affected regions have been accounted for.
# survivors - Tuesday 27 January, 2015
# In Photos
# In Photos
The camp was liberated by the Soviet Red Army on 27 January 1945
# Anniversary
# Anniversary
Between 1940 and 1945, some 1.1 million people, including one million Jews, perished in the twin death camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
# survivors - Sunday 18 January, 2015
# Redress Scheme
# Redress Scheme
There has been some difficulty in those who underwent the procedure accessing their medical records.
# survivors - Thursday 8 January, 2015
# Huge Wave
# Huge Wave
Rescuers have plucked 94 people from the sea so far.
# survivors - Sunday 4 January, 2015
# Cemfjord
# Cemfjord
Search efforts are being coordinated by the Shetland Coastguard.
# survivors - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
# AirAsia
# AirAsia
Experts say while real-time tracking technology will not save lives, but will significantly streamline search efforts.
A soaking rain; watch for flooding
Max: 11 °C
Min: 4 °C
Partly sunny and chilly with a shower
Max: 5 °C
Min: 0 °C
