Former residents of Mother and Baby homes say they want an immediate apology from the State.

The Mother and Baby Homes Commission has yet to decide whether to ask for an extension of its remit to examine other institutions.

One of the country’s most notorious mother and baby homes is set to get a new lease of life as a specialist suicide support and prevention centre.

Magazine publisher Emap is to restate circulation figures for 14 titles after infringing rules that define how sales are measured, it emerged today.