IRELAND
BBC News
January 13, 2021
The scandal became an international news story when “significant human remains” were found on the grounds of a former home in County Galway
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has apologised after an investigation into the country’s mother and baby homes.
The report found an “appalling level of infant mortality”.
Established in the 19th and 20th Centuries, the institutions housed women and girls who became pregnant outside marriage.
Micheál Martin apologised for the “profound and generational wrong” to survivors of mother-and-baby homes.
About 9,000 children died in the 18 institutions under investigation.
The Irish government said the report revealed the country had a “stifling, oppressive and brutally misogynistic culture”.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.