Mother and baby homes commission granted extension

The Government has acceded to a request from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes for more time to complete its reports on foot of an unexpectedly large number of witnesses seeking to give testimony.

However, the decision is likely to fuel further anxiety among the ageing group of survivors who have seen many of their peers pass away.

It has also caused anger among the Coalition of Mother and Baby Home Survivor groups, including survivors of illegal adoptions, for failure to extend the commission’s probe beyond the 18 institutions currently under scrutiny.