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Mother and Baby redress scheme opens to heavy criticism

The Mother-and-Baby Institutions Payment Scheme has now opened for applications which will provide health supports and financial payments for those who are eligible. The scheme aims to acknowledge the traumatic experiences and circumstances of women ...

20 Mar 2024 at 10:55

National News

‘Cruel’ mother and baby home redress scheme Bill narrowly passes Dail vote

A proposed law to give compensation to mother and baby home survivors has been passed to its next stage by a narrow margin by the Dail. TDs voted 73 to 62 for the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 on Wednesday evening. It will ...

22 Feb 2023 at 21:34

National News

Only two religious bodies offer contributions to mother and baby redress scheme

Only two of eight religious bodies linked to mother and baby homes in Ireland have offered to contribute to a survivor redress scheme, a report has found. The Sisters of Bon Secours offered 12.97 million euro (about £11 million) – a sum deemed ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:50

National News

Religious orders ‘running rings’ around government after one makes cash offer

The Government is allowing religious bodies involved in mother and baby homes to “run rings” around it after it emerged that only one order made a “serious offer” of cash to pay redress to survivors, the Dail has heard. Government-appointed ...

02 Apr 2025 at 15:56

Midland Tribune

Intimate performance 'In Plain Sight' coming to Roscrea

‘In Plain Sight’ is a site-specific, intimate performance taking place in Roscrea, tracing the memories that a building holds and the challenges when that history is controversial and contested. In a delicate and compassionate exploration, ...

20 May 2025 at 17:00

National News

'Shock horror'- Irish woman discovers her two baby brothers could be buried at Tuam site

An excavation is under way at the site of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam in Co Galway, where 796 babies are believed to be buried. So far, 50 families have handed in DNA to find answers after decades of waiting. Joe Duffy on ...

17 Jun 2025 at 15:49

National News

'I couldn't give up on them': Catherine Corless as Tuam mother and baby excavation begins

After years of uncertainty, Monday, July 14, marks the beginning of a full excavation taking place at a former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway. It is expected to go on for two years. The St Mary’s home for unmarried mothers ...

14 Jul 2025 at 14:50

Midland Tribune

Sean Ross Abbey survivors will meet Bishop of Killaloe

The Roscrea based group for survivors of the former Sean Ross Mother and Baby Home are calling for an underground structure to be investigated and are also planning to meet the Bishop of the Killaoe. The 30 year anniversary of the ...

20 Aug 2025 at 11:00

Midland Tribune

Poignant candlelight tribute remembers women and babies of Sean Ross

The Angels Plot burial ground at the former Sean Ross Mother and Baby Home in Roscrea was transformed into a sea of light for those who were "silenced and forgotten" at a moving ceremony last week. A light representing each life ...

27 Nov 2025 at 21:00

Midland Tribune

Sleep-out protest planned at Roscrea's Sean Ross Abbey by survivors group

The burial site known as the Angel's Plot on the grounds of former Mother and Baby Home at Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea will see an overnight protest next month. Limerick woman, Ann Connolly and Roscrea man Michael Donovan and ...

23 Sept 2025 at 20:30

Midland Tribune

Candlelight vigil planned at former Roscrea Mother and Baby Home

Survivors of the former Sean Ross Mother and Baby Home in Roscrea are planning a poignant event to remember those who died at the facility. A Candlelight Tribute will take place at Sean Ross Abbey on World Children’s Day on ...

13 Nov 2025 at 20:30

Midland Tribune

Roscrea songwriter releases new single inspired by Mother and Baby Home survivors

Roscrea rising star, singer-songwriter Jack Keeshan, is set to release his latest single at a special event in his hometown this Friday. ‘Mary’, a song dedicated to the survivors of the Mother and Baby homes across Ireland,...

20 Oct 2025 at 20:30

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