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Update – May 2014

Jun 6, 2014 | News

This update gives information on the number of people who have been in touch with, and made applications to, Caranua between January and May 2014. The number of applications and calls that we received is higher than expected, and getting staff in place took longer...

Tuam Mother and Baby Home

Jun 5, 2014 | News

There has been public outcry over revelations that 796 babies died in a mother and baby home in Tuam in Galway from 1925 to 1961, and were possibly buried in a septic tank. Below are links to some articles and blog posts on this issue: Catherine Corless: Much of the...

Caranua Board minutes 22 May 2014

May 22, 2014 | Board Minutes

These are the Board Meeting minutes from 22 May 2014.

Annual National Day of Reflection

May 20, 2014 | News

The National Day of Reflection is a day for us to reflect on the effects of abuse as individuals and as a society. We need to step away from the shame and the blame that has and is pervading our society around abuse, preventing us from beginning the healing process....

States of Fear – 15 years on

May 18, 2014 | News

To mark the 15th anniversary of the broadcast of States of Fear, the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund in association with the Irish Film Institute and RTÉ present a day of screenings and discussions on May 24th. The ‘States of Fear’ series of documentaries were produced...