The tribunal into the Kerry babies was like a “medieval witch hunt” with the victims burning at the stake and the crowd dancing around the fire, the Dáil heard. The tribunal into the Kerry babies was like a “medieval witch hunt” with the victims burning at the stake and the crowd dancing around the fire, the Dáil heard. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, quoting poet Brendan Kenneally, said Joanne Hayes was the victim of a shameful persecution by state agencies. The Dáil heard that Fianna Fáil TD John Brassil has spoken to the Hayes family, who are very anxious that this does not become a political football. Given the trauma that has already been caused, they certainly do not want to go through all of that again and that has been very clearly articulated to us,” Mr Martin said.

Source: Irish Examiner January 18, 2018 00:00 UTC