#Kerry Babies

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SMick Clifford: State has failed another innocent person
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S Mick Clifford: After Kerry babies, Gerry O'Carroll should have retreated in shame
Instead, he continued to beat a hollow drum, claiming that far from acting the thug and misusing his power, he, and not Joanne Hayes, was the real victim

Mon, 08 Jan, 2024

1984 Revisited: The dystopian predictions largely failed to materialise... 
S 1984 Revisited: The dystopian predictions largely failed to materialise... 
1984 was a seminal year in Ireland. Forty years on, our writers look back at some of the scandals and stories that made the headlines and helped shape the Ireland of today

Mon, 01 Jan, 2024

Mick Clifford: An agonising path to unwind injustice
Mick Clifford: An agonising path to unwind injustice
Where were you on February 14, 1981? Were you even alive? How much living have you done since then, from childhood or teenage years into adulthood, or from that station beyond into old age? How many of your loved ones who were around then are now ...

Sun, 30 Apr, 2023

Joanna Hayes Kerry Babies Tribunals
S Alison O'Reilly: Detective should apologise to Joanne Hayes for Kerry Babies nightmare
The high-flying detective owes an apology to the innocent Joanne Hayes — and to Baby John — for wasting time and effort that could have been spent investigating the child’s murder

Tue, 04 Apr, 2023

Joanna Hayes Kerry Babies Tribunals
Sarah Harte: Amending a clause in Constitution will do little for equality of women
It was always a dewy-eyed narrative that mothers were valued in this country, writes Sarah Harte

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

Are criminal proceedings the only route to truth for Baby John?
Are criminal proceedings the only route to truth for Baby John?
For my doctoral research on concealed pregnancy in contemporary Ireland, I analysed ten years of reports of findings of bodies of newborn infants or live babies in Ireland between 1995 and 2005.

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

Baby John death investigation
S Fergus Finlay: It is time to let baby John rest in peace and end the media circus
No interest can now be served to try to charge somebody new, after all these years

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

Couple arrested in Kerry Babies case 'would not drop a sweet wrapper on the ground'
Couple arrested in Kerry Babies case 'would not drop a sweet wrapper on the ground'
Neighbours describe couple as well-respected in community and ask why gardaí cannot 'leave well alone'

Mon, 27 Mar, 2023

Couple arrested in Kerry Babies case left 'in limbo', solicitor claims
Couple arrested in Kerry Babies case left 'in limbo', solicitor claims
Their South Kerry home is a crime scene and there is no estimated time for the return of DNA results or the preparation of a file for the DPP

Mon, 27 Mar, 2023

Kerry Babies: The cold case team behind the investigation
Kerry Babies: The cold case team behind the investigation
The cold case review has mainly occurred out of the public eye

Sun, 26 Mar, 2023

Timeline: Key events in the Kerry Babies case
Timeline: Key events in the Kerry Babies case
Three weeks from today will mark the 39th anniversary of the discovery of five-day-old Baby John's body on a beach in Caherciveen, Co Kerry

Sat, 25 Mar, 2023

Man and woman released without charge in Kerry Babies investigation
Man and woman released without charge in Kerry Babies investigation
A file is now being prepared for submission the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Sat, 25 Mar, 2023

Solving Kerry Babies case could close bleak chapter in our history
Solving Kerry Babies case could close bleak chapter in our history
News of the latest development in the investigation has come as a surprise

Sat, 25 Mar, 2023

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder in Kerry Babies case released without charge
Woman arrested on suspicion of murder in Kerry Babies case released without charge
A file will now be prepared for the DPP

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

Kerry Babies case 'dragging people back into a very dark place'
Kerry Babies case 'dragging people back into a very dark place'
Across the region, there is a sense that maybe the latest arrests could bring the whole saga to an end

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

'After all these years, Baby John deserves the truth'
'After all these years, Baby John deserves the truth'
From the date he was baptised on April 14, 1984, and named 'John', nobody has ever discovered who he is, and nobody has come forward to claim him

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

Irish Citizenship Ceremonies
Arrests mark 'pivotal moment' in Kerry Babies investigation, says minister
Justice Minister said it was important to remember 'the most innocent of people, an innocent baby' was found murdered on a beach

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

Role of DNA in search for Baby John's killer
Role of DNA in search for Baby John's killer
The decision to exhume the body ‘Baby John’ on September 14, 2021, not only reignited interest in the case at the time, but also sparked questions locally

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

Gardaí continue questioning of two held over Kerry baby's death in 1984
Gardaí continue questioning of two held over Kerry baby's death in 1984
A man in his 60s and woman in her 50s were arrested in the Munster region 

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

FILE PHOTO Joanne Hayes and her siblings are seeking for the High Court to overturn any findings of wrongdoing against her and h
Kerry Babies Tribunal: How the shocking treatment of Joanne Hayes changed Ireland 
The cruel humiliation of Joanne Hayes at the Kerry Babies Tribunal may have helped bring about profound reform in this country, writes Donal Hickey

Wed, 15 Sep, 2021

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