The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Hypocrisy of Benedict is writ large in 2010 letter to Irish Catholics
The former pope excoriated Irish bishops for their handling of abuse allegations
Independent external review to examine Defence Forces abuse allegations
Coveney meets women who raised allegations of sexual harassment, attempted assault
Failure to offer a head on a platter behind savaging of mother and baby report
Advocacy groups expected therapeutic judgment – but got home truths instead
State to address High Court cases against mother and baby homes report
Government to outline opposition to cases including one taken by Philomena Lee
Murphy hits back hard at critics over mother and baby home report
Controversy over report far from over following commission chair’s robust response
Full letter sent to Oireachtas by former members of Mother and Baby Homes Commission
Letter sent to chair of Oireachtas Children’s Committee, Sinn Féin TD, Kathleen Funchion
Mother and baby homes: Government wants swift redress from churches
Government aim in complex talks is to move quickly and avoid mistakes of past
Mother and baby homes commission to be dissolved on Sunday
Commission records to come under control of Department of Children
Commission chair declines to attend children’s committee
Ms Justice Yvonne Murphy asked to attend on alternate date or nominate other member
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: ‘We’ve to be careful to ensure we never slip back’
Interview: ‘My worst day came early on, when I met the parents of a victim. That shattered me’
Bishop welcomes religious orders’ commitment to discuss mother-and-baby redress
Dr Fintan Gavin urges facilitation of Church to avail people born in homes of birth records
State apology: Taoiseach’s full statement on Mother and Baby Homes
‘The State failed you, the mothers and children in these homes’ – Micheál Martin
Nothing is straightforward in the controversy over symphysiotomy
Ireland’s Catholic ethos a factor in why maternity hospitals continued to use procedure
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