Anne Silke: Fostered to a Fianna Fáil TD, beaten and abused 

Caelainn Hogan, the author of Republic of Shame, examines the story of Anne Silke and her experience in Tuam mother and baby institution following a new documentary, Untold Secrets

The feature-length documentary, Untold Secrets, sheds light on Anne Silke and her unspoken experiences and the disturbing allegations that are part of her testimony.

AS A CHILD, Anne Silke ate moss off the walls of the Tuam mother and baby institution.

It was delicious, she would laugh, because she was starving.