Mother and Baby Homes

In Memoriam: Moira Woods

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Such sad news. Another member of the Irish Women’s Liberation Movement is gone. Not just any member, but Dr. Moira Woods, one of the three founders. She was something else. By the time us younger ones were venting our rage outside Dáil Éireann in blue jeans and curly hair, thinking we were the bee’s knees, … Read more

Mother and Baby Home ‘Whitewash’ Compounds Victims’ Torture

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 Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. Blase Pascal While researching my new book Feminism Backwards (Mercier Press, Cork, 2020) long held worries about the role of the Catholic Church in Ireland, particularly its role in relation to women, really snapped into focus for me. At … Read more