We owe it to Ann, and to Patrick, and Patricia to establish the truth

The field, the plaster face of the Virgin Mary, the labouring, dying 15-year-old, the dead baby…

The tragedy of Ann Lovett and her baby was the defining image of 1980s Ireland for many people of my generation, writes Victoria White.

We were Ann’s generation, after all. Many of us felt that if a few rolls of the dice had been different we could have been her.