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Fergus Finlay: It is time to let baby John rest in peace and end the media circus

No interest can now be served to try to charge somebody new, after all these years
Fergus Finlay: It is time to let baby John rest in peace and end the media circus

The grave of 'baby John' in Holy Cross cemetery in Caherciveen, Co Kerry.

The 1980s was the decade that finally shamed us into fundamental change. And the Kerry babies’ case was one of the most significant events of that entire period.

I probably never thought I would write about the Kerry babies again. But a lot of memories of that time came flooding back last weekend.

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