A protest outside Leinster House on Wednesday was told that the Bessborough mother and baby home site is "not an empty field waiting to be filled". Campaigners attempting to stop the construction of a 140‑unit apartment development on the grounds of the former Cork mother and baby home were joined by politicians and families for the 'No Building Over Bessborough' rally. Some of the supporters wept throughout the rally, while others held up placards saying, “stop the development” and “find the babies”. She was one of the campaigners who successfully opposed the previous development plans at Bessborough and addressed the crowd saying: “And here we are again”. “We went looking for the mother and baby home I was born, which was somewhere in Highgate.

Source: Irish Examiner March 18, 2026 22:41 UTC