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Campaigner criticises Government’s exhumation plans at Tuam mother and baby site

A Dublin woman, whose brothers were born at the former Tuam mother and baby institution, has said the Government’s plans to exhume the bodies of infants at the site “does not go far enough”. Anna Corrigan said she “fears” that by focusing on the Co ...

15 Aug 2022 at 17:41

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Ability to interpret babies' cries not innate, new European study reveals

Interpreting a baby’s cry of pain is not a natural ability and parents must learn to tell this sound apart from other cries, new research suggests. Before children learn to speak, crying is their only means of vocal communication, and it is up to ...

08 Aug 2022 at 17:47

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'Make your voices heard' - Survivors of mother and baby homes urged to come forward in NI

Survivors of mother and baby homes, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses have been urged to speak to police. Detectives are investigating allegations of abuse at the institutions which were formerly run primarily by the Catholic Church, but also ...

09 Aug 2022 at 18:00

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Irish govt approves establishment of office to oversee Mother and Baby home excavation

The Irish government has approved the establishment of an office to oversee the excavation of a former Mother and Baby home. The proposal - put forward by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic ...

27 Jul 2022 at 17:53

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Campaigner ‘delighted’ at approval for Tuam mother and baby site excavation

Historian Catherine Corless has said she is “relieved” the Government has given the green light to the excavation of infant remains at the former mother and baby home in Tuam. The Government approved a proposal on Wednesday to ...

27 Jul 2022 at 19:17

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Is yours on the list? Ireland's most popular baby names of 2021 revealed

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (Friday February 25) revealed Ireland's most popular baby names of 2021. The overall most popular names in the country were revealed to be Fiadh for girls and Jack for boys. Jack ...

25 Feb 2022 at 18:23

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Ireland could be about to enter a post-pandemic baby boom

Birth rates increased in Ireland last year, possibly indicating an impending baby boom in the country. Latest HSE figures show there were 59,874 babies born in hospitals and maternity units last year, up 3,000 from 2020. ...

05 Apr 2022 at 12:41

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High court rules Mother and Baby Homes Commission treated survivors unlawfully

The Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation acted unlawfully by denying fair procedure to the survivors, the High Court has declared The Irish Government has decided not to appeal against the decision relating ...

17 Dec 2021 at 18:05

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New support services launched to help survivors of NI mother and baby homes

Survivors of historical institutions for women in Northern Ireland are to get access to mental health support and family tracing services. Thousands of women and girls in Northern Ireland spent time in mother and baby ...

30 Sept 2022 at 11:03

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REVEALED: Gender neutral and superhero names among most popular for babies in 2021

01 Dec 2021 at 13:35

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Kildare Senator calls on government to exhume Tuam Mother and Baby home site

A Senator from Kildare has called on the Irish government to exhume the Tuam Mother and Baby home site. Fianna Fáil Senator Fiona O' Loughlin made the comments about the scandal, which first came to light in 2012, ...

12 Nov 2021 at 13:15

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Campaign to light up GAA clubs across Ireland for baby loss awareness

In June 2016, Derry woman Rachel McIntyre was mulling over how to tell her friend that she wouldn't be having a drink at her hen party. She had some news. “I was pregnant. I told [people] early because I had my ...

13 Oct 2021 at 11:39

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