Ireland’s Latest Mother and Baby Home Cover-up
By sealing records of an inquiry into the Mother and Baby Homes scandal, Ireland’s political establishment has once again denied its abuse victims what they deserve: the whole truth.
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Rory O'Neill is a writer and journalist based in London.
By sealing records of an inquiry into the Mother and Baby Homes scandal, Ireland’s political establishment has once again denied its abuse victims what they deserve: the whole truth.
In praising the ‘enviable beauty’ of the country’s new right-wing government, The Guardian turned Ireland into fare for its own liberal nostalgia – and presented a distorted view of its politics.
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