Government to answer questions from UN over mother and baby homes later today

The Government will today answer questions from the UN over the Magadelene Laundries, industrial schools and mother and baby homes.

Fri, 28 Jul, 2017 - 08:04

The Government will today answer questions from the UN over the Magadelene Laundries, industrial schools and mother and baby homes.

A 20 strong Irish delegation has been appearing in Geneva this week to discuss the progress it's made since 2011 on the implementation of the Convention against Torture.

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