Commission of investigation into ‘Grace’ case excluded those most affected
Non-verbal and disabled, including advocates, not involved in drawing up Farrelly commission terms of reference
Grace
The State deploys the three Ds to silence whistleblowers: delay, deny, destroy
There are countless cases of institutional retaliation against whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing and of silencing citizens who seek truth or justice from the State
Former minister for children Roderic O’Gorman defends decision not to publish Grace report last year
Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness renews criticism of inquiry, telling Norma Foley: ‘You cannot walk away from this’
Minister meets General Solicitor after intervention on ‘Grace’ report
Marie Claire Butler issued an unusual statement ‘in the public interest’ on Tuesday
Grace case: Calls by special rapporteur for ‘inquiry into inquiry’ following ‘appalling process’
Review into alleged sexual abuse of intellectually disabled woman ended after eight years
State has reached crisis of irresponsibility that resonates far beyond Grace’s grim story
Fintan O’Toole: This 30-year debacle should finally bring home to us the reality that official accountability does not exist
Image of Grace clutching her toy keys is a painfully fleeting glimpse of her humanity
Amid more than 2,000 pages of dense legalese and Beckettian obsession with process, there are few glimpses of Grace and even fewer answers
Was Grace Gifford pregnant when she wed Joseph Plunkett in 1916?
New documentary suggests couple’s hasty marriage may have been to ward off scandal
The families fighting for services for children with disabilities: ‘It’s a soulless system’
‘We spend so much time fighting for our kids. Parents are made out to be the villains’
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Schoolboy (14) awarded €40,000 after accidental scalding by noodles at school
The boy suffered significant scalding injuries and has been left with four inch scar
Trainers eye up Derby contenders at Ballysax Stakes in Leopardstown
Aidan O’Brien’s colt Glounthaune to run in Saturday’s Ballylinch 1,000 guineas
‘Love always comes at a price’: Pierre Zakrzewski’s funeral takes place in Dublin
Irish cameraman was killed by Russian shelling while covering war in Ukraine
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