Alison O’Reilly · Nov 9, 2021 · 10:31 PM UTC

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Alison O’Reilly@AlisonMaryORE9 Nov 2021

I really did believe there would be a full criminal investigation when I broke the story of Tuam. But no, I’ve learned the hard way, that hiding things is what this state, agencies, regulators etc do. Particularly when it comes to the vulnerable. #TuamBabies #TheMissingChildren

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Alison O’Reilly · Oct 27, 2026 · 8:16 PM UTC

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Dublin councillors seek meeting with Garda commissioner over drug-dealing in north inner city

Councillors described widespread concern among residents about open drug-dealing and intimidation in some communities

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Alison O’Reilly · Oct 21, 2026 · 4:55 PM UTC

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Gardaí investigation as man and woman found dead at Bray house named locally

The deaths have brought renewed attention to a 2017 Clondalkin fire that claimed the lives of four family members, including two children

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Alison O’Reilly · Oct 16, 2026 · 8:09 AM UTC

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Court of Appeal to hear former prison officer’s case

Seán O’Brien was shot at while trying to stop a prisoner escaping from jail nearly 40 years ago

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Alison O’Reilly · Oct 8, 2026 · 12:50 PM UTC

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Yves Sakila inquest to consider four possible causes of death

Mr Sakila’s body remains in the city morgue in Whitehall after a failed attempt to fly him home to be buried in the Congo which left relatives 'caught in a bureaucratic trap'

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Alison O’Reilly · Oct 8, 2026 · 12:47 PM UTC

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Yves Sakila inquest to consider four possible causes of death

Mr Sakila’s body remains in the city morgue in Whitehall after a failed attempt to fly him home to be buried in the Congo which left relatives 'caught in a bureaucratic trap'

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Alison O’Reilly · Oct 5, 2026 · 9:42 AM UTC

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An Irish child kidnapped at 2 years dressed as a girl & smuggled through Dublin airport has come home to his family after 14 years. Faris Heeney was at the centre of a major international abduction case, his uncle spent 6 years in jail for taking him. irishexaminer.com/news/spotl…?

'I knew one day he would come back': Family's long battle to get child back after he was abducted

Four years after Faris finally returned to Ireland and 14 years after being smuggled to Egypt through Dublin Airport, the Heeney family speak about their long ordeal and how they felt there were few...

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Alison O’Reilly · Oct 4, 2026 · 6:56 PM UTC

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This is so shocking and sad. irishexaminer.com/news/arid-…

Tributes to photographer Colin Keegan who died in Co Meath crash

Press Photographers Ireland president Dan Linehan said his fellow photographers would mourn the loss of a man who 'captured the heart, soul, and history of Ireland'

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Alison O’Reilly · Sep 25, 2026 · 8:05 PM UTC

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In Irish cinemas from today #tuambabies

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Alison O’Reilly · Sep 24, 2026 · 3:11 PM UTC

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Woman convicted of manslaughter to be deported to Czechia this week

Olesja Hertova was due for release last Thursday morning from the Dochas Women’s Prison

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Alison O’Reilly · Sep 23, 2026 · 12:44 PM UTC

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Public urged to join countrywide walkout highlighting violence against women

It takes place on Wednesday, September 30.

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Alison O’Reilly · Sep 19, 2026 · 12:34 PM UTC

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Proud & humbled 2b portrayed by the lovely Lynn Rafferty in The Lost Children of Tuam, I’m so grateful 2 Catherine Corless, Frank Berry, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann & Element Pictures 4 including the role of journalism in this incredible film. Please go c it. ❤️

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Alison O’Reilly · Sep 19, 2026 · 10:39 AM UTC

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Catherine Corless at the Dublin premiere of The Lost Children of Tuam. Such a beautiful and special film please go see it #tuambabies

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Alison O’Reilly · Sep 17, 2026 · 1:23 PM UTC

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Woman who killed her partner rearrested after release from prison and now faces deportation

On Thursday morning, as Olesja Hertova was due to be released from Dóchas Women’s Prison, she was informed by officers from the Garda National Immigration Bureau that she is now subject to a deport...

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Alison O’Reilly · Sep 16, 2026 · 8:59 AM UTC

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Family of man killed by partner call for Olesja Hertova to be deported after her release from prison

James 'Shey' Ryan's daughters have strongly criticised the sentence handed down to Hertova, and are now calling the mother of one, who is originally from the Czech Republic, to be deported following...

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Alison O’Reilly · Sep 9, 2026 · 12:31 PM UTC

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Please go see this film it’s deeply moving and an accurate portrayal of how this tragic story unfolded #tuambabies

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Frank Berry's The Lost Children of Tuam hits Irish cinemas on September 25th.

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Annette Mckay · Sep 8, 2026 · 3:14 PM UTC

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Annette Mckay@AnnetteMckay15Sep 8

Well this had me in tears. 796 dead children are currently being exhumed from the site of the former Mother and Baby Home. All thanks to Anna @tuambabiesfami1 Catherine and @AlisonMaryORE My mother never knew what happened to her baby. 💔💔

Carl Smith@decsmith50Sep 8

The trailer for The Lost Children of Tuam, the new drama about local historian Catherine Corless and her research into the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam. #adoption #motherandbabyhomes #TuamBabies #birthmothers #abuseofchildren #stolenchildren rte.ie/entertainment/2026/09…

Trailer for The Lost Children of Tuam released

The trailer for The Lost Children of Tuam, the new drama about local historian Catherine Corless and her research into the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway, has been released ahead of...

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