We wish to draw the Taoiseach’s attention to the inaccurate description used to define the Bethany Home, Dublin, when it is referred to as a ‘mother and baby home’ by Mr Kenny and some of his ministerial colleagues.

Theresa Tinggal’s letter on illegal adoptions (Jan 19), in response to Conall Ó Fátharta’s article in the Irish Examiner, (Jan 14) made sobering reading.

It is good to see that some reporters and media are starting ‘to get it’ in relation to the treatment of non-Catholics in Ireland today.

In Joe Little’s RTE interview recently with Ruari Quinn and John Kelly of Irish SOCA, John Kelly confronted the minister, pointing out that he was wrong in claiming that the new €500,000 memorial for neglected and abused children represented all Irish abused children.

THE survivors of a Protestant home for unmarried mothers where more than 200 babies died have asked for the Government’s position on including it in the redress scheme.

WE recently sent the following letter to the Archbishop of Dublin.

SURVIVORS of a state-endorsed Protestant institute for unmarried mothers where more than 200 babies died have called on the Government to compensate them.

Survivors of a Protestant institute for unmarried mothers where more than 200 babies died called today on the Taoiseach Brian Cowen to agree to compensate them.

Almost 220 unmarked graves for forgotten babies who died in a Protestant children’s home were discovered, it was claimed today.