The purpose of Clann is to help establish the truth of what happened to unmarried mothers and their children in 20th century Ireland.
Clann: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: Gathering the Data (‘Clann’) is a joint initiative by Adoption Rights Alliance (ARA) and JFM Research (JFMR). The project is being delivered in association with global law firm, Hogan Lovells.
Clann will assist those who wish to give evidence to Ireland’s Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters by arranging free legal assistance for individuals to make full written statements.
Clann will also anonymise shared statements, and will gather documentary and archival materials, in order to make a public group report to (1) the Commission of Investigation, (2) the Irish Government, and (3) international human rights bodies.
Clann will also disseminate archival and contemporary documentary materials via its website.
As part of the Clann initiative, ARA and JFMR are working with Hogan Lovells solicitors, who are providing pro bono (free) assistance to us in compiling statements, documentary materials and legal analysis. Our full Information Form is available here: clannproject.or...
You can find detailed information here (clannproject.or...) on how Clann can assist you and how you can contribute to the Clann group report if you wish.
We also strongly encourage you to read our Guide to the Commission of Investigation which is available at this link: clannproject.or...
The Clann project wishes to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Caroline Murphy (videoforwebsite...) and Hugh Chaloner (www.intercuts.c..., who compiled this video.