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Apology to Joanne Hayes and her family.
Leithscéal gafa le Joanne Hayes agus a muintir.
The Garda Commissioner and the Minister for Justice have apologized to Joanne Hayes, the woman who was wrongfully accused of murdering her child 35 years ago.
Tá leithscéal gafa ag Coimisinéir an Gharda Síochána agus ag an Aire Dlí agus Cirt le Joanne Hayes, an bhean ar cuireadh ina leith go héagórach gur dhúnmharaigh sí a leanbh 35 bliain ó shin.
It was also confirmed that some of the findings of the tribunal set up in the Kerry Children’s case were unfounded.
Dearbhaíodh freisin nach raibh aon bhunús le cuid de na torthaí a bhí ag an mbinse fiosrúcháin a cuireadh ar bun maidir le cás Leanaí Chiarraí.
Among those findings, Joanne Hayes and her family were said to be telling lies.
I measc na dtorthaí sin, dúradh go raibh bréaga á n-insint ag Joanne Hayes agus a muintir.
Joanne Hayes, her sister, Kathleen and her brothers, Michael and Edmund, were arrested in May 1984.
Gabhadh Joanne Hayes, a deirfiúr, Kathleen agus a deartháireacha, Michael agus Edmund, i mí na Bealtaine 1984.
The apology arrested today before Judge Leonie Reynolds is part of a settlement of damages taken by the Hayes family.
Tá an leithscéal a gabhadh inniu os comhair an Bhreithimh Leonie Reynolds mar chuid de shocrú ar dhamáistí a bhí tógtha ag muintir Hayes.
Senior state attorney Conleth Bradley said today that the state regretted what had happened to the family.
Dúirt an t- abhcóide sinsearach ar son an stáit, Conleth Bradley, inniu go raibh áiféala ar an stát faoin méid a tharla don teaghlach.
Joanne Hayes was arrested during an inquiry into the body of a child found on a beach in County Kerry in 1984.
Gabhadh Joanne Hayes le linn fiosrúcháin maidir le corp linbh a dtángthas air ar thrá i gContae Chiarraí i 1984.
Joanne Hayes was 25 at the time and lived 75 kilometers from where the body was found.
Bhí Joanne Hayes 25 ag an am agus bhí cónaí uirthi 75 ciliméadar ón áit ar aimsíodh an corp.
A baby was born to her shortly before the body was discovered.
Saolaíodh leanbh di go gairid sula dtángthas ar an gcorp.
But that child died and the body was placed on the farm of the Hayes family.
Ach fuair an leanbh sin bás agus cuireadh an corp ar fheirm mhuintir Hayes.
The Gardaí accused her of having both children; the child on the beach and the child who had been placed on the farm and charged with murder.
Chuir na Gardai ina leith gur saolaíodh an bheirt leanaí di; an leanbh ar an trá agus an leanbh a bhí curtha ar an bhfeirm agus cúisíodh í i ndúnmharú.
The case did not go to court, but a Kerry Children ‘s Tribunal was set up.
Níor tháinig an cás os comhair na cúirte, ach cuireadh Binse Fiosrúcháin Leanaí Chiarraí ar bun.
But instead of focusing on the Garda inquiry, the tribunal focused on Joanne Hayes’ conduct and private life.
Ach seachas díriu ar fhiosrúchán na nGardai, díríodh sa bhinse fiosrúcháin ar iompar agus ar shaol príobháideach Joanne Hayes.
No one has ever been charged in the murder of the child whose body was found on the beach.
Níor cúisíodh aon duine riamh i ndúnmharú an linbh a dtángthas ar a chorp ar an trá.
That child died as a result of his stabbing.
Fuair an leanbh sin bás de bharr a sháite.