Over 175,000 people sign petition to ‘repeal the seal’


Over 175,000 people have signed a petition to revoke legislation on Mother and Baby homes which seals an archive on the institutions for 30 years.
As part of the Commission of Investigation’s work – a database will be passed on to Tusla to help survivors trace their families.
Over 100 people attended a demonstration at Aras an Uachtarain yesterday as President Michael D Higgins signed a controversial bill on the homes into law over the weekend.
Former Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger says there are a lot of issues with the way the Government handled this piece of legislation:

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