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KATHLEEN FUNCHION: It’s time to finally right the wrong done to Mother and Baby Homes survivors

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2021 0

Today is set to be a historic day as the report into the Mother and Baby Homes is finally published. The existence of Mother and Baby Homes casts a dark shadow in our country’s history. Too often, women, girls and their children were cast off by a society which decided to exclude and shame them […]

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‘It will be a harrowing read’ – Kilkenny TD says survivors’ human rights must be at ‘heart’ of Mother and Baby Homes report

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD has urged the Government to ensure Mother and Baby Homes survivors’ physical and mental health needs are not overlooked when the report is published next week. Deputy Kathleen Funchion, who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for children, also said suvivors must be allowed to access their original birth certs. The Kilkenny TD said […]

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Kilkenny TD demands answers for Mother and Baby Homes abuse victims

By Kilkenny Now 27th October 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion has written to the Data Protection Commissioner to ask if the Government has broken Irish and European law by voting to “seal” the records of victims who suffered abuse in Mother and Baby homes. Deputy Funchion (pictured below), who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for children, said: “I have written to the […]

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KATHLEEN FUNCHION: It’s time to finally right the wrong done to Mother and Baby Homes survivors

‘It will be a harrowing read’ – Kilkenny TD says survivors’ human rights must be at ‘heart’ of Mother and Baby Homes report

Kilkenny TD demands answers for Mother and Baby Homes abuse victims

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