Fears mother-and-baby homes inquiry will not go far enough

Initial enthusiasm from campaigners that the inquiry would be as wide ranging as possible, has been replaced by a worried scepticism, writes Conall Ó Fátharta

AS WE await the formation of the Commission to Inquire into Mother and Baby Homes, the private attitude of Government to another related scandal — the Magdalene Laundries — is instructive.

Following the publication of the McAleese report, this newspaper pointed out that Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s two-week delay in offering a formal state apology may have been explained in one simple word: Money.