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A mother hugs her child after leaving flowers at the shrine at a mass burial site which was formerly part of the Bon Secours Mother and Baby home in Tuam. Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty

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Colette Browne Opinion Every effort must be made to retrieve oral histories of mother and baby home survivors

With three days to go until the Mother and Baby Homes Commission ceases to exist as a legal entity, we are being told that audio recordings of hundreds of witnesses which were deleted may not actually be gone forever. It is another usual twist in a most emotional saga. For decades, survivors of mother and baby homes have been denied a voice and denied autonomy. When they fell pregnant, many through rape and abuse, they were marched to the doors of religious institutions.
Slippery slope: A steward helps skiers respect Covid safety measures in Verbier, Switzerland, where British tourists fled quarantine.. Photo: Robert Hradil/Getty Images

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Colette Browne Opinion Broken rules can have dire consequences – it’s time we showed some solidarity to help break the curse of Covid-19

Tripadvisor describes Verbier, a ski resort in Switzerland, as boasting “a unique panoramic outlook with views over the Combins range, Mount Blanc and even the Matterhorn”. This scenic vista was not enough to entice hundreds of British tourists, who arrived there over Christmas, to remain in situ when they were instructed to quarantine in their rooms instead of hit the slopes.
Criminal: Damage to the artificial sports pitch at the Oliver Bond complex in Dublin. Photo: Mark Condren

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Colette Browne Opinion If we're truly all in this together, those who flout Covid guidelines must be punished

Gardaí sprang into action on the first day of Level 3 Covid restrictions in ­Dublin, turning out in Dolphin's Barn in the south inner city in large numbers to man a checkpoint. At least eight gardaí were present on Saturday afternoon to stop cars, query motorists about their travel intentions and check the boot of their cars - in case Covid was trying to surreptitiously hitch a lift.

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