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'The nuns and gardaí came to bring me back, but I told them I’d set my dogs on them'

'The nuns and gardaí came to bring me back, but I told them I’d set my dogs on them'

Recalling the time she escaped from Tuam mother and baby home, Rose McKinney says: "The nuns and gardaí came to bring me back, but I told them I’d set my dogs on them and they left me alone."

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

Magdalene laundry survivor lays wreath for 36 children in previously unmarked graves

Magdalene laundry survivor lays wreath for 36 children in previously unmarked graves

'I'm very humbled', says 85-year-old Rose McKinney, who survived the Tuam mother and baby home, at new memorial for 36 children in Carlow

Fri, 10 May, 2024

Abuse survivors mourn the loss of 'one of the bravest women' Sinéad O'Connor

Abuse survivors mourn the loss of 'one of the bravest women' Sinéad O'Connor

Not only was she a world-renowned grammy-winning rock star, but Sinead O’Connor, 56, was also an activist and fearless campaigner

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Tuam home survivor: 'I want a better report, one that would say how badly we were treated'

Tuam home survivor: 'I want a better report, one that would say how badly we were treated'

'We were treated like animals': 83-year-old wants other mother and baby home survivors to 'fight together for justice'

Sun, 21 Mar, 2021