A simple question stopped Ireland in its tracks: why were so many children incarcerated?
Journalist Mary Raftery exposed a shocking culture of abuse 25 years ago this month with her three-part documentary series States of Fear
Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB)
Data safety of child sexual abuse settlement records ‘in jeopardy’
Watchdog told redress board the way it retained and processed some files was in breach of data-protection legislation, departmental briefing notes show
Flaw in mother and baby homes redress scheme could cost State hundreds of millions
Married women who gave birth in the institutions would be eligible for the minimum €5,000 payment
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