‘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
Jennifer O’Connell: It was not just in Gilead that women were stripped of their names
It is time we remembered all Josephs and Marys whose dignity, freedom and lives were stolen
In the arts world, there is a sense the disabled spoil the presentation
We have no power or influence within the cultural sphere of Irish society . . . we are not seen as having any cultural capital
Breda O’Brien: Surrogacy is a dystopian reality
Horrors in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ reflect how surrogacy sees women as walking wombs
John McManus: UN Committee against Torture now last resort for Irish NGOs
Domestic dead ends force campaigners to turn to Geneva in effort to embarrass Government into action
Even in Guatemala I will march to Repeal the Eighth
As an Irish woman abroad I am delighted to witness the global spread of the campaign
Will Mother and Baby Homes Commission advertise to the hidden Irish diaspora?
2,200 Irish infants were adopted by American families between late 1940s and early 1970s
Rite & Reason: Death of an inspirational Magdalene survivor
One humble woman helped spark a successful political campaign for redress
Peter Charleton: National Archives permits us to learn from mistakes
National Archives ensures this country will have a history that calls the State to account
Mother-and-baby homes investigation decision within weeks
Minister says sensitivity a ‘primary concern’
Minister writes to Magdalene nuns for third time seeking contribution to redress scheme
To date €3.5 million paid out to women
UN watchdog asks State to clarify abortion policy
United Nations Committee Against Torture (Uncat) queries limitations in the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act
Shatter outlines €32m shortfall for gardaí and Magdalene
Supplementary estimate expected to be approved in Dáil tomorrow
Inquiry needed to compel congregations to reveal truth about treatment of Magdalenes
Orders still refusing to contribute to reparations scheme
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