Joanne Hayes (right) and her sister Kathleen leaving the Kerry Babies Tribunal at Dublin Castle in 1985
This afternoon.
The Four Courts, Dublin
Solicitors for Joanne Hayes – Patrick Mann and Bernadette Cronin- make a statement following the issue of an apology and compensation from the State to Ms Hayes for her treatment during the Kerry Babies case.
It was part of a case brought by Ms Hayes, her sister Kathleen and brothers Michael and Edmund following their arrest by the Gardai in May 1984.
Via Irish Times:
Ms Hayes will receive €1.5 million, while her three siblings will each get €300,000.
Ms Hayes’ daughter, Ms McGuckin, who was a toddler at the time of the scandal, is to get a reported €100,000.
…As part of the settlement the family also secured declarations from the court that all findings or wrongdoing made against them by the Tribunal into the case were, that took place in late 1984- early 1985 were unfounded and incorrect.
The court also made a declaration that their questioning, arrest, charge and prosecution on dates between April and October 1984 were unfounded and in breach of their constitutional rights.
Kerry babies: Suffering and stress of ordeal finally behind us – Joanne Hayes (Irish Times)
Previously: Kerry Babies on Broadsheet
Eamopnn Farrell and Sam Boal/RollingNews
I remember the savagery of the time – the whispers & the disgust. I forecast that in another 40 years we will look back at out times today and shake our heads. I wont be alive but history repeats as if on a pulse.
Cheap at one 10th of the price
this is what they do
when they’ve spend all their denys
they delay and delay and delay
and the longer the procrastination
the cheaper it gets
Every single Irish Citizen should be ashamed at how cheap this Country got away with how they Treated Joanne Hayes and her family
If Joanne is happy, then who am I to tell her not to be
But Jesus Christ t’night
It could be anyone of us next
my thoughts aren’t included in the Kerry Babies on Broadsheet
but here for anyone who thinks I’m only a blowin on this https://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/02/09/i-expect-you-to-keep-us-honest/
I agree. I’m kinda shocked at the scale (lack of) the settlement here.
Ireland in a Nutshell
Totally agree V. After what they have been put through.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhOsdEpRLTU
Revolting, rotten, shameful treatment, and that it took THIS LONG is enraging. Peace be upon them.
And then
only on the onset of Joanne Hayes commencing an action
They f;ing waited for her
They were dragged kicking and screaming into that first apology
and that took 30 years
+ 1
Let’s hope that buffoon Gerry O’Carroll is squirming today, as well as those who encouraged his wittering at the Heddald.
I hope Joanne can sue him too. Superfecund the barsteward.
plus his other publishers
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/legendary-detective-tells-inside-story-26415866.html
the amount of press and media that indulged him
even after details of the interview techniques were made known
still – and years after
F’ the lot of em
May it bring them all peace.
Makes my blood boil – thirty six years to get an apology and redress from
State who placed a young single mother and her family on trial with no evidence to support claims, the entire case even without DNA was seriously flawed and the ones making wild allegations must have known it; she was questioned in a certain way because she was a woman – I recall the questioning over days in witness box. Truly sick. Today solicitors referred to the support Joanne received in her own close knit community of Kerry and from people throughout the country. I feel for her family members who passed away during those years without hearing the state apology or receiving redress. Truly vindicated and wholly innocent this is what can happen when the powerful reign and rule with an iron fist secured in a Catholic glove. Sending best wishes to Joanne and family.
I don’t want to be excessively contrarian – and I know she has no biological connection to the baby on the beach – but she did do something quite weird.
She did bury her still-born child on her farm – not a normal thing to do under any circumstances.
I don’t know, maybe that sort of thing was the norm back in the day.
Maybe she was deeply traumatised, like you know, having your first baby without medical help in a country that was still standing still emotionally. I don’t think you are being contrarian just very misguided.
Misguided?
To the local cemetery, funeral and natural grieving.
I believe she gave birth in Tralee hospital, so the ‘without medical help’ point is moot.
The stillborn child was born in Tralee hospital – medical help was available.
The less mention of how the ‘General there in Kerry conducted themselves here, on the Kerry Babies Case, the better
because if I get thinking about it
and then talking about it
I’ll be accused of inciting hatred – a ‘uck knows where that end up looking like
But I’ve been getting a smell of some vile self interests here the last while
and I know they are capable of anything
btw the folks be careful of colour card type user names
Sheep in Wolves etc etc Organised Opposition stuff
Smell-O-Vision.
Colour card type: beware of the green.
Dyed Green Wool.
Just trying to make sense of your post.
@benblack. No. The baby was born at home. Hence the non registration etc. She didn’t have access to medical care. Read the notes.
@benblack The baby was born on the family farm.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0116/933776-kerry-babies/
Hi johnnythree.
I actually deleted that post after a little bit of searching. I’m no expert on these matters, obviously.
This post is now there without any possibility of retraction.
Hope someone is pleased with themselves.
A recycle bin.
Sorry benblack, I saw it in the bin and thought it had been accidentally dumped there.
No compensation for you though, Benny.
An unbelievable explanation is enough.
Cheap, I know.
We’ll just call it banter on your part and let you get back under your rock, or chargers. Whatever.
Charger’s please – he has whiskey.
Imaginary, like his friends.
Shít, Papi, and I thought I had problems.
Just really poor taste in role models. And it shows.
As the baby was unbaptised, there wouldn’t have been a “christian” burial – Ireland in the 1980s was closer to the 1880s when it came to dogma.. Maybe knowing this, Joanne and her family saw this as the best option for themselves.
Those were dark days, respect to Joanne and her family. They were badly put upon. I can’t imagine their stress, pain + suffering throughout their ordeal.
I hope they get solace from the apology etc,
Solicitors -barristers will have made more dirty money out of this tragic case than this payout to the Hayes family. Justice in Ireland eh.
Yes, it’s the barristers who are the true villains of this.
I think the true villains in this are the Gardai aided and supported by various FF/FG supposed ministers for Justice and their civil servant lackeys.
Vile how women were and are continuing to be mis-treated in this country. One has only to look at how badly the GP minister is handling the Tuam baby home scandal to see that little has changed.
That’s very true Harry. It breaks my heart when I think of how women were treated by society, by men, by the institutions of this country, even by other women, and within the last 30 or so years.