President had 'little choice' in signing Mother and Baby Homes Bill, says law lecturer

President Michael D Higgins has signed the Mother and Baby Homes Bill into law. File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

A law lecturer at University College Cork has said he is not surprised by the decision of President Michael D Higgins to sign the Mother and Baby Homes Bill, saying he "had little choice".

Amid disquiet from those opposed to the legislation to seal Mother and Baby Home records, Dr Conor O’Mahony said: “First, it's important to note that the President has very little discretion in all of this.