We are grateful for all of the people who have contacted the Special Advocate office to share their insights, their experience of institutional abuse and forced family separation, and to raise important issues with the Special Advocate.
Scroll down to read past Press Releases shared by the Special Advocate about the key issues raised by Survivors and Affected People with her office.
Press Release: Special Advocate calls for dialogue as Industrial School Survivors commence Hunger Strike
Press Release: Publication of report on Negotiations with Religious Organisations associated with Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme
Press Release: Following uncovering of further burial ground at Tuam and discovery of human remains, Special Advocate marks an urgent appeal for all institutional sites to be examined fully to identify burial sites and have Dignified Burial for all who died in institutions.
Scroll down to read past Public Statements made by the Special Advocate about the key issues raised by Survivors and Affected People with her office.
Statement from the Special Advocate for Survivors – Dignified Burial and Memorialisation
