Mother and babies homes information sealed for 30 years

A start would be holding the church and other religious institutions to account, but you don't want that either, so what are you in favour of?

So you would have no problem with the religious institutions picking up the tab for this counseling

This post sounds very condescending IMO. Of course events were of their time but that comment doesnt help anyone affected by those events, it's just waffle and means nothing. Parents and children who were affected know what happened and they cant change the past but that doesn't mean there should be no questioning or looking for the truth about people who carried out illelgal activities, or about those who were in positions of power and responsibility that allowed illegal, unethical and abusive events to happen. Acceptance doesnt mean just shut up and go away. As for counselling and forgivness helping people to move on, well words just fail me when I read that rubbish. Its attitudes like that which are responsible for the long delay in treating adopted people and their families as equal citizens - the 'we know what's best for you' mind-set is still alive and well and held by so many, it's really extraordinary.

If government and religious authorities really wanted to help they would not discriminate against adopted people & their families any longer by preventing them from accessing their own personal data. AFAIK, it says in Art40.1 of the constitution that - All citizens shall, as human persons, be held equal before the law. I'm open to correction but I understand that to mean that the State cannot unreasonably unjustly or arbitrarily discriminate between citizens, but as far as I can see, it continues to do that where adopted people are concerned in terms of GDPR law by refusing to give personal data.

Don't want to hear what? That some people were lucky enough to avoid being abused in these places! That doesn't really take away from the issue of those that did. As an aside, how many of those babies have you spoken to, to determine those full and happy lives?

Why the deflection? Was it a difficult question?

Well done yet again NUIG!

Secondary school pupils to learn about Magdalene laundries and mother and baby home abuses (irishexaminer.com)

Secondary school pupils to learn about Magdalene laundries and mother and baby home abuses

Secondary school pupils will be taught about the human rights violations suffered in industrial schools, Magdalene laundries, and mother and baby institutions under a new national pilot programme.

NUI Galway's Irish Centre for Human Rights has published secondary school teaching materials on Ireland’s institutional abuses, which have been created with survivors and school teachers, pupils, activists and artists.

Mother and baby home survivor Mary Harney said: “We must teach children the history of this dark chapter in Ireland and keep that memory alive so that it never happens again.”

Article about test cases in connection with M&BH Commission of Investigation:

No doubt there are many adopted people who enjoy happy lives despite the fact that they continue to suffer discrimination by the state who refuse to release information about their origins, personal heritage & ancestry, family medical information, siblings etc.,the list goes on.

Some people continue to hold the view that prejudicial treatment of one category of our citizens is ok. Many do not, & believe all our citizens should be treated equally.

The fact that children were 'willingly given up' as you say, does not reflect the fact that those children had no choice in being separated from their family of origin yet they are the ones who have lost the most by that permanent split.

Those of us not directly affected by this whole sorry mess can't possibly understand the psychological damage or mental distress adoptees & their loved ones have lived with. It's time to stop the excuses and treat our fellow citizens properly.

Emotional and sexual abuse in mother and baby homes among 64 new complaints to gardaí (irishexaminer.com)

Gardaí have received 64 complaints involving people alleging abuse or mistreatment in mother and baby homes.

The most common allegations were emotional abuse, sexual abuse, involvement in medical treatments, and illegal adoptions.

The complaints were made after gardaí launched an appeal on April 29 to anyone wishing to report a crime committed during their time at a mother and baby home.

It said the types of crimes and incidents alleged were as follows:

• Emotional abuse — 17;
• Sexual abuse — 9;
• Physical abuse/mistreatment — 6;
• Legality of adoption/birth cert falsified — 9;
• Medical treatments/vaccine trials — 10;
• Baby deaths/burial — 4;
• Other crimes (theft/State corruption) — 4 

The question is whether the Gardai will act.

Tuam survivor ‘was abused at late TD’s home’, documentary alleges (irishexaminer.com)

A documentary has revealed how a survivor of Tuam mother and baby home alleged severe physical and sexual abuse while living in the home of a founding member of Fianna Fáil.

The documentary, Untold Secrets, focuses on the life of Anne Silke, who was subjected to abuse in the Tuam institution before being fostered in the home of the late Galway TD Mark Killilea Sr.

The film, screened for the first time at the Galway Film Fleadh, sheds light on Ms Silke’s previously unaired experiences and allegations.

Mark Killilea was a Fianna Fail TD in Galway. In fact, the Golfgate dinner in Clifden last year was a tribute to the late former TD/MEP and his family.

It's easy to see why FF were happy to whitewash the Mother and Baby Home report. They have a dark legacy they don't want exposed.

Anne Silke: Fostered to a Fianna Fáil TD, beaten and abused (irishexaminer.com)

The ‘Golfgate’ event last year in Galway was a dinner in honour of the late TD and MEP. 

Who attended the golf dinner and what has happened to them since? (irishtimes.com)

The society’s 50th anniversary event paid tribute to the late Mark Killilea, a founding member of the group and former Fianna Fáil MEP.

Totally innocent of what? The church is responsible for their own atrocities. Your constant attempts to deflect from this doesn't change this fact.

And, it was the RCC forcing unwanted children that first and foremost, led to poverty. The RCC flourishes by causing misery. They continually prove this time and again. Their defenders are either cultists, or personally profit from the RCC's activities, or both.

Granted; but they ran Fianna Fail and the Government at the same time.

GSK have opened up their records about the vaccine trials in Mother and Baby homes.

Vomiting and fever among side effects experienced by children who took part in GSK trials (thejournal.ie)

VOMITING AND FEVER were among the side effects experienced by children who took part in trials carried out by Glaxo Laboratories (now known as GSK) in mother and baby homes and similar institutions in the 20th century.

GSK has today published information about nine trials it carried out in Irish institutions between 1934 and 1973.

Another milk trial on Ostermilk 1 was carried out on around 80 babies from Bessborough and Pelletstown (40 at each site) in 1969.

The document notes that “no information” on side effects is available. It adds: “The draft protocol is the only information GSK retains regarding this trial. No evidence could be found that this trial was conducted.”

GSK has also established “an enhanced information service” for survivors of mother and baby institutions who believe they participated in the trials.

In a statement, the pharmaceutical giant said it “recognises that many survivors are understandably seeking to access their personal information”.