Families are said to be “devastated” after “vital community family support service,” Cottage Home Child & Family Service, has been forced to shut due to lack of financial support from…
Katherine Zappone
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A group of Mother and Baby home survivors have accused Minister for Children Katherine Zappone of misleading the Dail. The Coalition of Mother And Baby home Survivors (CMABS) a loose…
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A survivor of a Dublin Mother and Baby home has accused Katherine Zappone of “passing the buck.” Derek Leinster, a survivor of the protestant Bethany Home in Rathgar, was speaking…
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The investigation into the mother and baby homes is a “mass betrayal and complete fraud” according to a survivor of a Dublin institution. Derek Leinster, who grew up in the…
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General News
Joy as permanent school building for Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna gets go-ahead
by Mark O'Brienby Mark O'BrienParents of pupils at a Knocklyon school say they are delighted that the school is to finally get a permanent building after 20 years of waiting. Pupils at Gaelscoil Chnoc…
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University College Dublin (UCD) are introducing gender-neutral toilets and changing facilities as part of the launch of its Gender Identity and Expression Policy. More than 170 toilets are being redesignated…