Organisation: DLGPH

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SPECIAL REPORT: Nuns told don’t co-operate as Bishop tried to thwart probes into Bessborough scandal

As Bessborough was investigated, the nuns were told don’t co-operate, writes Conall Ó Fatharta

Mon, 23 Nov, 2015

Your Monday morning catch-up

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Bessborough Mother and Baby Home: Order reported 80 more infant deaths to State than were on death register

The religious order that ran the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home reported significantly higher numbers of infant deaths to state inspectors than it recorded privately.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Grave situation: Deaths at Bessborough don’t add up

Religious order reported to the State that 353 babies died in Bessborough, but its own register showed 80 fewer deaths. A report found a system of ‘human trafficking’ in which ‘women and babies were considered little more than a commodity for trade’. Conall Ó Fatharta reports

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

State archives may hold key to mother and baby homes

According to records held in the archives of the Kerry County Library, in December 1929 the Department of Local Government and Public Health (DLGPH) issued a circular to all Irish local authorities requesting information on "unmarried mothers" in county homes.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2014