Supports for survivors of institutional abuse – Information event in London
Caranua hosted an event on Saturday 21st of November in London that provided information on support services available for survivors of Irish institutional abuse Approximately 150 people attended the event, and it was a very positive day. The Board and Staff of...
Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation wants to hear from former residents
The Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation would like to hear from anyone who was resident in, or who worked in any of the 14 mother and baby homes it is investigating, or relevant county homes, at any time from 1922 to 1998. The Commission also wants to...
Topical Issues debate – 14 July 2015
Below are questions asked by TDs in Dáil Éireann, relating to Caranua and other areas relevant to survivors
2014 Annual Report of the Appeals Officer
2014 Annual Report of the Appeals Officer Appointed under the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2013 The first report of the Independent Appeals Officer is now available. The report covers the time period 21st February 2014 to 31st January 2015. During that...
Supports for survivors of institutional abuse – what’s available and where to go – Information event
Caranua hosted an event on Saturday 9th May in Birmingham that provided information on support services available for survivors of Irish institutional abuse Approximately 140 survivors attended, and it was a very positive day. The following is an example of the...
PQ on historical abuse in foster care
Below is a Parliamentary Question asked in the Dáil on provisions made for survivors of abuse in State-paid foster care from 1953-1967 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provision this Government made for survivors of child...
The Tuam Babies on RTE
RTÉ's 'Would You Believe' programme looked at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home issue that hit the headlines in the summer of 2014. In the programme, historian Catherine Corless researches the possibility that nearly 800 babies were buried in an unmarked mass grave in...
Proposals published on moving Redress Board Records to National Archives
The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has published a draft General Scheme for a Retention of Records Bill, 2015. It deals with the records of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and the...
New appointment to the Board of Caranua
Rosemary Adaser has been appointed to the Board of Caranua by the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD. Ms. Adaser is a survivor and lives in the UK. She is a co-founder of Mixed Race Irish, and has extensive senior management experience in social and...
Appointment to the Board of Caranua
Stateboards.ie is advertising for an appointment to the Board of Caranua. Please note you can apply to this, you do not need to be nominated. The person must be a former resident of an institution specified in the schedule to the Residential Institutions Redress Act...