Woman sues over alleged treatment at Cork mother and baby home

The former resident of Bessborough House claims she was subjected to physical and emotional abuse and her baby girl was allegedly wrongfully adopted.

The action has been brought by Caroline Donovan who was a resident of Bessborough House in Cork on two occasions, once in the mid 1980s and also for a period during the early 1990s. File photo

A former resident of a Cork mother and baby home has initiated a High Court damages action against the State, the HSE and the order of Catholic nuns who ran that facility.

The action has been brought by Caroline Donovan who was a resident of Bessborough House in Cork on two occasions, once in the mid 1980s and also for a period during the early 1990s.