Aoife Moore: Stolen from their mothers' arms yet the State will pay them nothing

Hundreds, if not thousands of people across Ireland wake up every day with no idea whose arms they were taken from in their first moments on earth, and the Government, keen to remind us they really don't understand what these people have been through, has decided to pay them nothing
Aoife Moore: Stolen from their mothers' arms yet the State will pay them nothing

How much should trauma cost? How much for an identity? A family? A sense of belonging? How much should the State pay for children who were stolen? The Government has decided, in some cases, nothing.

How much should trauma cost? How much for an identity? A family? A sense of belonging? How much should the State pay for children who were stolen? The Government has decided, in some cases, nothing.

Hundreds, if not thousands of people across Ireland wake up every day with no idea whose arms they were taken from in their first moments on earth, and the Government, keen to remind us they really don't understand what these people have been through, has decided to pay them nothing.

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