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The M&B Home Report is 2,865 pgs long. The survivors need time to digest it.
Historians and academics need time to distil it.
The public needs to understand it.
The work by journalists across all outlets today (and for many years) is helping all that to happen. A thread...
Historians and academics need time to distil it.
The public needs to understand it.
The work by journalists across all outlets today (and for many years) is helping all that to happen. A thread...
I'd advise people to seek out reports which include first-person evidence and points you to primary sources before reading opinion pieces (they'll have a place later on) and hot-take tweets (of which we're all guilty).
There have been superb pieces written and broadcast today.
There have been superb pieces written and broadcast today.
I'll just give you a sample of our own work from @thejournal_ie here as a start.
@orlaryan has an overview of what's in the report here: https://jrnl.ie/5322570
@orlaryan has an overview of what's in the report here: https://jrnl.ie/5322570
The report often says that the COI couldn't prove/disprove or find evidence of XYZ. But, in the absence of full co-operation by religious orders or the decent keeping of records, the woman's testimony is often evidence enough.
Compiled by @SeanMJourno https://jrnl.ie/5322581
Compiled by @SeanMJourno https://jrnl.ie/5322581
One of the greatest indictments is how little care was taken to record *anything* about a child's death & resting place. For the religious, for which this is usually of the greatest import, to act as such is unforgiveable.That was not 'society' or 'shame' https://jrnl.ie/5322538
As a result, we don't know where most of the 9,000 are buried. We can't put their names somewhere special and sacred.
Here's where they lived. And how they died. They aren't just statistics, the whole picture is terrifying and horrifying. https://jrnl.ie/5322877
Here's where they lived. And how they died. They aren't just statistics, the whole picture is terrifying and horrifying. https://jrnl.ie/5322877
Most of the women in the homes were in their 20s. But there were also teenagers, victims of rape. Their very pregnancies were evidence of crimes committed against them. @GNiAodha reports on how little was done or said https://jrnl.ie/5322973
The Taoiseach will give a State apology tomorrow. Some religious orders have issued statements today, but the government also wants them to contribute to a redress scheme. @ronanduffy_ has a really good overview of what was said at today's press conference https://jrnl.ie/5322998
There are also some details here from an earlier thread https://twitter.com/SineadOCarroll/status/1349028428150956032
This won't finish with an apology and redress though. There's a lot more to work through. @ConalThomas examines a specific issue at Bessborough where planning permission has been applied for to build almost 300 apartments https://jrnl.ie/5322598
Meanwhile, last weekend's 'leak' still remains a contentious issue which the Taoiseach was asked about today. More from @christinafinn8 https://jrnl.ie/5323205
We'll have a lot more in the coming hours and days as we get reaction from survivors, analyse the full report and chase down more details of the redress scheme.
Tonight, to start, @michellehtweet looks at the report's chapter on discrimination in homes over race and disability
Tonight, to start, @michellehtweet looks at the report's chapter on discrimination in homes over race and disability
Keep listening to survivors.
And think about the narrative that we're living in a much different Ireland today.
Are we?
https://jrnl.ie/5291030 https://jrnl.ie/5240026
And think about the narrative that we're living in a much different Ireland today.
Are we?
https://jrnl.ie/5291030 https://jrnl.ie/5240026
Adding this from @irishexaminer as an example of the types of important journalism I was talking about above. https://twitter.com/aoifegracemoore/status/1349110897856409602
And another... @Mark_Coughlan's interview with Roderic O'Gorman on @RTE_PrimeTime - worth seeking out when it goes up online.
The Examiner front page also reminded me of this piece of work from a few years ago by @BiddyEarly and @christinafinn8 https://www.thejournal.ie/list-names-tuam-babies-children-3270019-Mar2017/
Just continuing to add important stuff to this thread. From @farming_indo today - really shows the lifelong impact of the discrimination https://twitter.com/KevDoyle_Indo/status/1348909161086676994
Pulling one piece in particular from this by @mgt_donnelly and @moran_ciaran https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/baby-home-survivors-fight-revenue-over-inheritance-tax-discrimination-39958157.html
"But if everyone is to blame, no one is."
@orlaryan wrapping up a tough day, but not our coverage. A lot more to do. https://jrnl.ie/5323228
@orlaryan wrapping up a tough day, but not our coverage. A lot more to do. https://jrnl.ie/5323228
I want this to not come across trite, but between the M&B report and the Covid-19 death toll, that was a tough day and I hope everyone is ok. If you're not, that's also ok. Just know there's help out there.
