No child in care of State should be without an advocate — ever

Grace; the babies of Tuam; the children, in their thousands, sent to industrial schools. Not one of them had anyone to watch over them, writes Fergus Finlay.

No child in care of State should be without an advocate — ever

Outrage isn’t enough. Enquiries, accountability, punishment — those things aren’t enough. Even finding a way to make amends isn’t enough.

Don’t get me wrong.

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