I honestly do not know what Niall Collins TD or his colleagues are at when they claim that the #DontSeal campaign is entirely concocted by opposition politicians, or Sinn Féin in particular. We do not need Trumpian style politics in this country, especially not in the middle of a national crisis. There clearly is a large body of non-partisan activists who have spearheaded opposition to the Government’s Mother and Baby Home legislation, and utterly ignoring that is beyond disingenious. I have never heard of a father taking responsibility for his child in what is called a mother and baby home. I don’t know if their approach is right or wrong and in any case, I suggest, because of the huge number of variables, nobody can know with total certainty what is the best all round approach to this pandemic.

Source: Irish Examiner October 29, 2020 10:18 UTC