Marie Thornton
Marie Thornton is a former resident of the Temple Hill Hospital in Blackrock, Co Dublin, who has been in the news for bringing a case against the Minister for Children, Norma Foley, regarding the exclusion of her institution from the mother and baby home redress scheme. Her appeal highlights the complexities of the redress process for individuals who spent time in institutions that may not fit the traditional definitions of mother and baby homes.
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| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Ireland | 1 | 5.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 5,030,000 | 4,174 | $5,100 | 4$ |
| Totals | 1 | 5,030,000 | 4,174 | $5,100 | 4$ |
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The appeals come in cases brought by Marie Thornton, who was in Temple Hill as a young child.
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