Media’s coverage of Kerry Babies tribunal highlighted changing Ireland

Joanne Hayes became a symbol of an Ireland on the cusp of change, as her ordeal acted as a lightning rod for women’s groups, writes Dan Buckley.

Joanne Hayes became a symbol of an Ireland on the cusp of change, as her ordeal acted as a lightning rod for women’s groups, writes Dan Buckley.

The Kerry Babies tribunal was almost the breaking of Joanne Hayes.