Mother-and-baby homes: Ireland wants nothing but the truth

The terms of reference for the inquiry must be as wide as possible, writes Conall Ó Fátharta.

Mother-and-baby homes: Ireland wants nothing but the truth

THE decision of the Government to delay the terms of reference for the mother-and-baby-homes inquiry until the autumn should have raised a few more eyebrows than it did.

As anybody campaigning for justice on any issue here will tell you, the terms of reference for any investigation are everything. After all the platitudes about truth and transparency fade from newspapers and airwaves, what you are left examining is the small print of what will and what will not be open for inquiry and investigation.

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