THE Child and family Agency Tusla has said it has greatly welcomed the enactment of the Birth Information and Tracing Act (BIT). The BIT 2022 provides a legal basis for the release of information to those who know or believe they were adopted, boarded out (fostered pre 1991), spent time in an institution and/ or believe […]
Survivor of cross-border institutional care demands justice and accountability
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A SURVIVOR of cross-border institutional care has told of how he has accused systems in both jurisdictions of leaving him in limbo, with more questions than answers. Cathal Morrison has taken the step to speak out publicly to demand justice for his infant years, the scars of which he says he carries with him to this day. […]
€800m financial redress scheme is ‘further insult’
A WOMAN whose mother was born in Stranorlar County Home says the financial redress scheme adds further insult to women and children survivors not deemed eligible. The woman, who does not wish to be named, was speaking to the Donegal News after Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman revealed details of the €800 million redress scheme […]