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Acknowledgements

This book would not have been possible without so many people. Some do not wish to be named but they know they are in my thoughts and my heart.

Family: Susan, John, Martin and Alan Redmond. Barbara, Roger, Sharon, Judith. Ciara and Jamie; Jake, Jodie and Caleb; Mark, Amie and Laureen. And I nearly forgot Gemma and Shannon and Shane. All the Redmonds, Darcys, Finns, Sinnotts, Whittys, Curtises and Fortunes scattered around the world. For Dolly Costello, and all the family and remembering Willie Costello (RIP). Hi to all the Merciers and thanks to Paul and Mel for all the encourgagement and advice!

Friends: Peter ‘Circut 3’ Fitzpatrick and all the Fitzpatricks, Pat ‘Pappie’ Donovan, Neil Michael, Mary O’Donovan, Antonella Brusco, Ruairí O’Dwyer, and a special Hey! Hey! to Liam, Tatjana and Felix Bodenhamski!

The entire Castlepollard group – thanks to all of you for your love and support over the years brothers and sisters particularly: especially Geraldine Cronin, Ruth Noonan, Paul, Jenny from Wexford, Michelle from Wexford!, Chris Finnegan, Mary Creighton, Mary Borg, Kim Fleming and Mary W., Bernie McG, Mary ‘Bookie’ Kenny, Mike Byrne, Una O’Neill-D’Arcy, Ken and Marion Matthews, the heroic Ray Loftus and his brilliant crib mate Mal K. Gerry Russel, Rosie Rogers, playwright Jacqueline Nolan, Joseph Ennis, Michelle and Liam and Philip Burke, the very special Rita Kelty and the wonderful Christy, my special twinnie Ann Harrington and all the ’64 babes. Geraldine McArdle, Mary O’Donovan, Ciaran Adams, Susan Flanagan, Marita Maher Ryan, Carmel Ziemann, Declan Kelly, Jackie Keegan, Stephen Quinn, Theresa Carroll, David Cretzan, Marie McGee, Noreen Briddigkeit Quinn, Mary Joyce, James Dowd, David Rogers, Ann F. Boukater, Margot McG, John Hegarty, Mary Mulligan, Mono Monaghan, Nancy Polka, Anne Larrigan, Irene McGuire, John Ginty, Jennifer Hayden, Mary Nasri, Fiona Crosbie, Peter Shelton, Lily Bracken, Rosaleen Toher-Ginty and Mickey (RIP), Kateleen Tuite, Fidelma Mullen, Maeve Hackett, Jenny Leavy, Mary Butt, Maureen Nelson McGovern, Manon McGinty, Marion Hoban, Jimmy Malone, Michael Fitzpatrick, Kelley Blaylock, Bert Versey.

A special shout to the ’67 party girls, Princess Miriam Barry, Edel Morrison, Laureen Murphy-Shaw. Our Banished brothers and sisters: Ann Biggs, Kevin Di Palma, Frank Uccelini, Patrick Wolfe, Mike and Mary Kay Daniel (best hugs ever!!), Mary Beth Cronin Ferrini and family, Patricia Zuclich-Ford, Winnie (RIP), Judi VanBuskirk, Michael Terence Murphy, Marge Skinner, Kathleen Kampmann Taché, Maureen Collins Giordano, Maureen Dillon-Bowers, Mary Murry-Alexander, Linda Boyd-McCullough, John R. Hoge, Erin McCormack-Staats, Tom Ferstle, and Jimmy and Charmaine Walsh (welcome home, guys!). And everyone else in the group.

The Coalition of Mother And Baby home Survivors (CMABS): the incredable Derek Leinster, the fabulous Clodagh Malone, the fighting Theresa Hiney Tinggal, and all our friends: the wonderful Rosemary Adazer and sticky bun Margeret McGuckin! Carol Linster, Nancy Saur, Colleen Anderson, Joyce McSharry, Victor Stephenson (RIP), Dr. Niall Meehan.

Wider community: the wonderful Therese Nolan, Finbarr O’Regan, Christopher Kirwan, Karl O’Kelly, Anthony Kelly, Ruth ‘shoes and strong coffee now!, Mercy B. River, Linda Dublin and Maria Keating-Dumbell, Adrian McKenna and the fabulous Maria Teresa Mullen.

To Maureen Sullivan, hero of the Magdalene Laundries and a special shout out to Rose O’Brien Harrington and her Aunt Ester who spent 70 years in a Magdalene Laundry and all the Magdalene Ladies.

All the industrial school survivors and their supporters, Jack C., Robert Artane, Oliver Whelan, Séan A., Rob Nortall, John Deegan and Sean Boswell.

Supportive people and organisations: Michael Nugent, Ashling O’Brien, Jane Donnelly, Milana Milasaukaite-Kearns, Philip Garland and Audrey Muddiman. Best wishes to our northern brothers and sisters still fighting for justice. A very special thank you to everyone at the the Public Interest Law Alliance.

Media: Tanya Gold, Sharon Lawless and all at Flawless Films, Conall Ó Fátharta, Joe Little and crew, Claire Scott, Steven O’Gorman and Alison O’Reilly.

Political: A very very special shout to the totally awesome Clare Daly TD and brilliant Rhona McCord. Also Mary Lou McDonald TD, Robert Troy TD, Gerry Adams TD, Colm Keavney TD and Anne Rabbit TD and Billy Kelleher TD and everyone in all the offices.

The international crew: Martha Shideler, Warren Musselman, Gwen Berndt Soldelius, Princess Julia Freebourne, Clayton and Jes, and all the Adoption Voices crew especially Caroline D’Agostino, Kate Mitchell, and the ever generous Jacqui Haycroft, June Hamilton, Lisa Floyd (x), Maggie Watanabe, Cat Henderson, Lesley Pearse, Maggie Smith, Julie Kelly from Anti Adoption; Mary Macaskill Cannon, and Lizzy Howard and btw, you’re all mad bastards, just like me lol. A very special thanks to Georgiana ‘perfect timing’ Macavie and Valerie Andrews and all the international Origins crew. Huge shout out for the Vance Twins, Jenette and Janine, you rock!! Arun Doyle (Against Child Trafficking), Rolie Post and all the hardcore activists around the world.

A massive thanks to my literary agent, Jonathan Williams and all at Merrion Press: Conor Graham, Fiona Dunne, Myles McCionnaith, Dermott Barrett, Eileen O’Neill, and Peter O’Connell of Peter O’Connell Media.

Sincere apologies if I missed anyone. There are just so many decent and wonderful people in my life.

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