The battle for Irish babies’ souls: ‘It ruined two lives, hers and mine’
‘Illegitimate’ babies of the 20th century were seen as property of churches
Inspector who highlighted mother and baby homes to be remembered through scholarship
Alice Litster wrote that babies in Bessborough were ‘emaciated’ and had ‘sores all over’
Department to get Mother and Baby Homes Commission archive next month
Government ‘must accept criticisms’ of report’s failure to accept survivors’ testimony
Bishop said State was defying canon law when seeking details of mothers in home
Church delayed removal of Mother Superior in Cork when infant mortality was at its highest
Commission questions view that no one knows where infants are buried in home
In 1943, 75% of children born at Bessborough Mother and Baby home in Cork died before they turning one
‘Tuam people shouldn’t feel guilty ... it’s a national issue’
Saw Doctor Leo Moran and artist JoJo Hynes among Tuam natives responding to scandal
Baby deaths at Cork home subject of State inquiry
Commission of Investigation to examine apparent discrepancy in infants at Cork Mother and Baby Home in the 1940s
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