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the morning lead
Bethany Home survivor says excluding thousands from redress means 'shame will always hang over Ireland'
Patrick Anderson McQuoid is among the thousands of survivors ineligible for redress under the Government’s controversial scheme.
Patrick spent time in different institutions, he was malnourished and developed several health issues
"My hands and feet turned blue. There is no evidence of State inspection of my condition."
Patrick was sent to live with a couple, aged in their 50s, in Northern Ireland prior to adoption being made legal here
Sunday
28 Apr 2024
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Leinster SFC
Dublin too strong for Offaly as they ease through to another provincial final
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Hurling
Clare edge Cork, Galway rescue draw against Kilkenny, Limerick dispatch Tipperary
Coalisland
Man (25) arrested after allegedly threatening people while wielding two machetes in Tyrone
Rwanda Plan
Harris does not intend to provide 'loophole' for UK's migration challenges after Sunak comments
University Hospital Limerick
HSE chief says UHL emergency department 'much more safe now' than when Aoife Johnston died
Dáil support
Enterprise Minister Peter Burke says 'votes are there' for Government to join EU migration pact
CLIMATE CRISIS
Opinion: Enough of the greenwashing - we cannot recycle our way out of our waste problems
your stories
Road safety crisis: Readers share their stories of worsening driver behaviour on Irish roads
Readers told us driver behaviour, etiquette and compliance with the law has seriously deteriorated in Ireland.
We were inundated with responses from readers highlighting dangerous driver behaviour.
Mobile phone use came up again and again: you told us it's a constant problem.
Many readers said they believe change is impossible without more gardaí on the roads.
Policy Matters
Interview: Dublin Green councillor on why free transport won't solve the city's traffic woes
the morning lead
FactCheck: Did Sinn Féin really propose spending €500m less on health than the Government?
The claim was made by Taoiseach Simon Harris last week in the Dáil.
Saturday
27 Apr 2024
Deterrent strategy
Sunak says migrants crossing from Northern Ireland into Republic shows Rwanda plan is working
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Rugby
Ireland beat Scotland to finish third in Women's Six Nations, and qualify for 2025 Rugby World Cup
Portadown
PSNI arrest man who assaulted four officers by 'spitting, kicking, urinating and attempting to bite'
Clare Street
Three people charged in connection with seizure of €300,000 worth of cannabis in Limerick
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Bloody horses on the loose in London, bloody chaos on the loose in Ireland
Palestine
'A worrying trend': UCD's SU President on right to protest Israel in Irish and US universities
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