Daughter of mother and baby home resident writes open letter to Varadkar on redress scheme exclusion

Two years ago,  Laura Murphy wrote to then-Taoiseach Micheál Martin, criticising his description of the incarceration of pregnant single mothers as an issue that Irish society was responsible for

In her letter to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, written with cultural activist Kathy Scott, Laura Murphy said the days of brushing trauma and mass abuse under the carpet are over.

The daughter of a mother and baby home resident, who had urged the Taoiseach to retract part of a 2021 state apology to survivors, has now written a second letter highlighting the exclusion of 24,000 people from the Government’s redress scheme.

Two years ago, marketing executive Laura Murphy wrote to then-Taoiseach Micheál Martin, criticising his description of the incarceration of pregnant single mothers as an issue that Irish society was responsible for.