Joyce Fegan outlines the timeline of events that led to the Kerry Babies tribunal, which ultimately turned into the trial of Joanne Hayes, who was crosss-examined for five days at the hearing. Below are excerpts from the proceedings.

The depth of rage that swept over me this week after gardaí apologised to the woman at the centre of the Kerry Babies tribunal, one of the most shameful episodes in recent Irish legal history, can’t be adequately described, writes Clodagh Finn.

The Kerry Babies Tribunal opened in Tralee on January 7, 1985, and ran for 82 days. During the course of the tribunal, a number of claims by the Hayes’ family that they had been assaulted by gardaí investigating the case were examined. All were rejected as untrue.

Gardaí have issued an apology to the woman at the centre of the Kerry babies scandal, admitting for the first time that the original investigation was substandard.

Latest: Gardaí have confirmed a DNA profile has conclusively stated Joanne Hayes is not Baby John’s mother.

A garda review of the death of a baby whose murder is bound forever to one of the most divisive sagas in modern Irish history gets under way today.

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Bray Wanderers 0, Dundalk 3: Robbie Benson’s first half double inspired Dundalk to fourth straight Premier Division win.

Bray Wanderers 4 Cork City 1: Bray gave Cork the worst possible FAI Cup final send-off on the last day of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season.

These days there would be precious few judges who would instinctively protect An Garda Síochána from scrutiny. Whether or not the same open, robust approach would inform big decisions that would have major repercussions for the executive is a matter of conjecture, writes Michael Clifford.

There are five changes in personnel, as well as a number of positional alterations, to the Cork side that will face Waterford in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A at Páirc Uí Rinn tomorrow night (throw-in 7pm).

The tribunal into the mysterious deaths of two Kerry babies in the 1980s resolved little and pleased nobody, writes Ryle Dwyer

Cork City Council has been accused of giving the GAA “the freedom to do what they choose” after the developers of the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh demolished existing stands that were to be retained, according to the planning permission conditions granted to the project.

THE discovery of a newborn’s body on a beach and a family’s alleged confession they had killed a baby days earlier and put the body into the sea led to the Kerry Babies Tribunal.

The returning Brian Murphy is one of three changes to the Cork side for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final with Waterford in Thurles.

On this week’s show we look at food start-ups and ask why Silicon Valley SMEs are opening up offices in Ireland. Also on the show:

Feile na nGael: Local side Kevin Lynch’s from Dungiven became the first team from Ulster to take Bus Éireann Division 1 Hurling Féile na nGael honours after yesterday’s final action at Owenbeg.

A retired detective inspector who was involved in the Kerry Babies investigation 30 years ago has called for the exhumation of the remains of both male infants for full DNA analysis.

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice believes a win over Mayo tomorrow would throw his side right back into contention for the Allianz Football League Division 1 title.

Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) 4-14 Sixmilebridge (Clare) 0-8

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In the well-produced programme for the recent Clare county senior hurling final the date of birth for Niall Gilligan was given as 12/8/1986.

There was a comment made by a Cork hurling supporter after this game yesterday — “I’m getting fed up of losing to Clare teams!”

A near-perfect day for hurling at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday for this Munster SHC semi-final, and a near-perfect game plan by Sixmilebridge.

GAA president Liam O’Neill has said the body has no policy on the naming of new clubs.

GAA pundit Joe Brolly has suggested it is nobody else’s business if gaelic clubs are named after dead republican paramilitaries.

Antrim 6-22 Derry 0-6

The Deaf Village was alive with silent chatter.

As a €15m state-of-the-art facility for the deaf opens in Dublin, John Cradden, who is deaf, looks at the challenges faced by a community trying to keep its identity while pursuing social integration

A priest celebrating the funeral Mass of 21-year-old student and part-time model Deirdre Lynch, who died suddenly at the weekend, wondered if she had taken inspiration in her life from Live While We’re Young, a song by her much-loved One Direction.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal has deferred a case of alleged unfair dismissal, taken by the former head of housebuilding group, McInerney Holdings, until Dec 12.

Tipperary manager David Power was “lost for words” after his side relinquished their All-Ireland MFC crown last Saturday at Croke Park.

St Brigid’s, Dublin claimed a unique All-Ireland double on Saturday.

A matter of inches prevented Glenstal causing a sensational victory over holders Rockwell in an exciting Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup game at Clanwilliam Park, Tipperary.

KEVIN LYNCH’S mother sent a poignant letter and Mass card to late taoiseach Charles Haughey warning that her son and others would die on hunger strike.

All League and Championship matches in Derry have been called off this weekend as a mark of respect following the death of referee Martin Mulholland.

A GAA referee has collapsed and died during a game in the North.

THE board of housebuilding group, McInerney Holdings has resigned in the wake of shareholders voting against its proposal to wind down the company through voluntary liquidation.

DERRY under 21 hurling manager Ger Rogan has accused some of the county’s clubs of being “dishonest” after his side were forced to concede their Ulster championship game with Antrim last night.