Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The discovery of a newborn baby's body on a beach in Co. Kerry in 1985 sparked one of the darkest chapters in Irish history.

This episode of What Were We Like, RTÉ's history podcast, explores how Joanne Hayes became the centre of a scandal that transformed the treatment of women in Ireland.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

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