'Government should do better' on local mother and baby home memorials, says campaigner

It comes as efforts under way to acknowledge dozens of people who died in several institutions in Cork City

Maureen Considine, spokeswoman of the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance, at the graves for Julia O' Donoghue and Anne (Doris) Walsh at St Joseph's Cemetery, Cork, in 2020. Ms Considine said that the lack of progress on local memorialisation by central government 'reflects its attitude towards the institutions in both the past and present'. File picture: Eddie O'Hare

The lack of progress on local memorialisation for survivors of mother and baby homes has been criticised by a campaigner who says the Government "should do better".

Maureen Considine, spokeswoman of the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance, made a submission to the consultation phase undertaken by the Working Group on Actions Involving Local Authorities. The working group was set up as part of the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions.