The site of a mass grave for children who died in the Tuam mother and baby home Source: Niall Carson/PA THE PUBLICATION OF the final report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation has led to calls for criminal probes into the activities of religious-run institutions for unmarried mothers in Ireland. The commission’s…
Burnreacht na hÉireann firmly puts women in their place.Our Constitution, penned in 1937 by a hand that was tightly guided by the Catholic Church, permitted and arguably encouraged a toxic patriarchal society that locked away women and farmed out their babies. Even now we continue to pay lip service to women but fail to fully…
In his own words, Michael Hawkes had a “tumultuous and horrific” start in life. It all began when he was taken from his birth mother in Ireland in the late 1950s because she was unmarried.Like thousands of others, he suffered at the hands of a system which tore families apart because church and state considered…
Levels of interaction in December hit pre-pandemic levels, the chief medical officer (CMO) has said, and he called on people to stay at home to slash the high Covid-19 case numbers.Dr Tony Holohan said Google mobility data centred around retail, grocery and pharmacy showed a noticeable spike when restrictions were eased in December.He described it…
A hospital in Northern Ireland has appealed to off duty staff to report for duty to help deal with increasing pressures caused by Covid-19. Others have said they are extremely busy and have had to open additional beds. A record number of confirmed coronavirus patients, 703, are being treated in Northern Ireland hospitals. That is…
Andy Balbirnie, the Irish men’s Cricket captain, is unperturbed by the delay to upcoming World Cup Super League series against Afghanistan as they prepare to face UAE on Friday. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the date changes and Cricket Ireland have agreed that the world cup qualifying matches will now start three days later than originally scheduled on 21 January, with the remaining two…
There have been 1,620 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland and 12 additional related deaths. This gives a total of 2,237 COVID-19 related deaths and 91,779 confirmed cases in Ireland. This includes the denotification of one death, and the re-classification of two probable cases to ‘confirmed’. Of the cases notified on Thursday: 794 are…
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A further six coronavirus-related deaths and 1,296 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the Republic on the day the first vaccines arrived in the country. The National Public Health Emergency Team said on Saturday there had now been 2,200 deaths as a result of the pandemic. It is the second day in a row that…
