Historian: State should bear brunt of mother and baby home redress

Historian: State should bear brunt of mother and baby home redress Baby clothing and other items hang from a tree at the former site of the mother and baby home in Tuam. Photo: CNS.

A fellow of the Royal Historical Society has said that the State was responsible for most of the institutions covered by the Mother and Baby Institutions Redress Bill and that the State “will ultimately bear the fiscal liability”. Writing in The Irish Times on Monday, Michael Dwyer said that although some politicians and advocacy groups…

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