My mother was ‘trafficked’: Daughter’s search uncovers family link to Bessborough’s missing children
Mary Donovan knew she had a brother born in a Cork mother and baby institution, but it was…
Former minister Katherine Zappone calls for a pause to development at Bessborough
FORMER MINISTER FOR children Katherine Zappone has called on the government to pause the planned development of apartments…
Irish Examiner view: Ireland’s mother and baby homes — a tragedy we cannot forget
It is another chapter in one of the darkest and most painful episodes in modern Irish history. The…
After 67 years, the search for two missing Bessborough babies goes on
The sister of twin babies missing for 67 years from a former Cork mother and baby institution has…
Micheál Martin backs bid to bring Bessborough site into State ownership
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has asked Cork City Council to engage with the owners of the grounds of the…
‘We were told we were devil’s spawn’: Bessborough survivor says she witnessed illegal burial
Although it is now more than six decades ago, Therese ‘Terry’ Meyer is adamant that she saw a…
Survivors fighting Bessborough apartment plans prepared to chain themselves to diggers
The annual Bessborough commemoration heard yesterday that survivors of the former mother and baby institution are willing to…
Bessborough survivors willing to chain themselves to diggers to prevent building of apartments – The Journal
Bessborough survivors willing to chain themselves to diggers to prevent building of apartments The JournalObjections to development raised at…
Cork councillor adopted from mother and baby home reunited with birth parents and six siblings
A county councillor and assistant school principal has described his incredible journey after being adopted from a mother…
77-year-old mother and baby home survivor and human rights advocate awarded PhD in Galway – The Journal
77-year-old mother and baby home survivor and human rights advocate awarded PhD in Galway The Journal‘I am hungry for…
Ireland South MEP Kathleen Funchion Demands Urgent Review of Mother and Baby Home Redress Scheme
An Ireland South MEP is calling on the government to urgently begin its review of the Mother and…
Bessborough planning row Preserve this site – we cannot concrete over Ireland's shameful past – The Journal
Bessborough planning row Preserve this site – we cannot concrete over Ireland’s shameful past The JournalProtest over development plans…