Council issue formal apology for involvement in County Clare Nursery
An apology has been issued by Clare County Council for its role in the operation of the county’s only Mother and Baby Home, 89 years on from its closure.
An apology has been issued by Clare County Council for its role in the operation of the county’s only Mother and Baby Home, 89 years on from its closure.
Recognition for the mothers and babies from the County Clare Nursery in the form of a fitting memorial is needed in the town of Kilrush.
The story of an Ennistymon mother and the death of her daughter has been described as one of the most heartbreaking stories to emerge from the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation.
Conditions in the County Clare Nursery have been described as “even worse than Tuam” with “appalling” rates of infant mortality.
An apology has been issued from the Bishop of Killaloe, Fintan Monahan following the Commission of the Mother and Baby Homes report.