Applications are invited from survivors and affected persons who are interested in the four positions available on the National Centre for Research and Remembrance steering group to be part of the decision-making process.
This is a direct response to the feedback received from a series of in-person engagement events with survivors that were held in Dublin, Galway, Cork and London, as well as an online event, between October 2024 and February 2025.
There are also opportunities for survivors and affected persons to join the National Museum of Ireland’s Lived Experience expert panels for the National Centre museum so that the vision to honour all survivors equally and authentically in the National Centre is achieved.
In addition, there are up to 35 positions available for survivors and affected persons on the Special Advocate for Survivors Advisory Council.
- National Centre for Research and Remembrance – Steering Group (4 positions)
- National Centre for Research and Remembrance – National Museum of Ireland Lived Experience Experts Panels (ongoing opportunities)
- Special Advocate for Survivors Advisory Council (up to 35 positions)
Expressions of interest in these positions are invited from Survivors and Affected Persons of:
- Industrial School Institutions and Reformatory Institutions
- Magdalen Laundries
- Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions
- Boarded out arrangements
- Historic adoption practices and illegal birth registration
- Any of the above who live overseas
More information on each structure and the positions available can be viewed on the National Centre website here. People can express an interest in more than one position, if they wish to do so. Applications for these positions are open until 19 September 2025.
