Michelle O’Neill to push for public inquiry into mother and baby homes

Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill, speaking at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast (David Young/PA)

Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said she will make the case for a full public inquiry into institutions for unmarried mothers in Northern Ireland, stating that women were treated in a “barbaric way”.

Ms O’Neill added that she accepted all of the recommendations of an expert panel into mother and baby homes, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses.