Joanne Hayes to sue State over Kerry Babies accusation

Joanne Hayes, the woman wrongly accused of murdering a baby in Kerry in the 1980s, is to sue the State for damages.

Sources confirm that the Hayes family of Abbeydorney, Co Kerry, has initiated legal action for damages and for amendments to be made to the 1985 report of Tribunal of Enquiry into the handling of the Kerry Babies investigation by gardaí.