‘A very nice baby with beautiful fair skin ... It was like they were selling a doll’
Sheila Shelton was adopted by a couple in the US from a Tipperary mother and baby home
The God Squad author and ‘fearless campaigner’ Paddy Doyle dies at 69
Disability activist wrote about cruelty and abuse he suffered in Waterford industrial school
What is it in the Irish character that compels us to secrecy?
RTÉ’s Redress: Breaking the Silence was a brave and often unwatchable documentary
Protesters claim ‘victory’ in fight against direct provision
‘We are not finished. We will probably have another march, and, yes, I would like to see asylum seekers join us’
Magdalene redress scheme to be widened, says Flanagan
Women who lived in 14 institutions adjoining laundries to be included in scheme
Pope could herald new start for Catholic church in Ireland if he shows contrition
Vatican photograph from 2007 captures church past and questions its future
Man claiming he was abused loses case to apply for redress
Judge rules delay in bringing proceedings could not be seen as outside man’s control
Survivors tell of ‘re-abuse’ by State redress group Caranua
Statutory body’s chief spurns criticism, that ‘majority’ of applicants happy with scheme
The life-long prisoners of State-funded, church-run institutions
Many women were born in State homes then sent to industrial schools and laundries
Flynn ends Artane Band protest on City Hall window ledge
Gardaí escort councillor from building after demonstration over Christian Brothers link
Calls to disband Artane School of Music ‘attention-seeking’
Cllr Mannix Flynn accused of trying to visit sins of the past on band’s present generation
Diarmaid Ferriter: Artane Band name a useful reminder
Abuse survivor Mannix Flynn wants name changed, but is that such a good idea?
Irish Lives: centenarian recalls his capture at a bridge too far
Ted Shea fought terrifying battles in the Parachute Regiment in the second World War
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