State tribunal turned into show trial which remains dark milestone of era’s attitudes to women
A team of gardaí were sent from Dublin to investigate. On arriving, they learned that Ms Hayes – who lived 80km away in Abbeydorney – had been in hospital apparently after a lengthy pregnancy but there was no sign of a baby.
Dr John Harbison, then State pathologist, was unable to determine if this baby was still-born or died shortly after his birth. After withdrawing their statements, the Hayes family made a series of allegations against gardaí, including intimidation and inappropriate conduct. Charges against them were withdrawn at the district court.
Then aged 25, she was an unmarried mother of another child – her daughter Yvonne – and had been in a relationship with a married man.Outside the hearings, demonstrators protested over the treatment of Ms Hayes, in what was seen as a de-facto trial and a damning expose of official Ireland’s attitude towards women.
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