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# mother-and-baby-home - Saturday 29 December, 2018

Excavations at Tuam mother and baby home expected to start in latter half of 2019 Forensics

Excavations at Tuam mother and baby home expected to start in latter half of 2019

Dec 29th 2018, 6:00 AM 7,306 Views 19 Comments

The government must first pass legislation allowing it to carry out excavations.

# mother-and-baby-home - Tuesday 25 September, 2018

Taoiseach to meet Catherine Corless after 'paying respects' at Tuam site Mother And Baby Home

Taoiseach to meet Catherine Corless after 'paying respects' at Tuam site

Sep 25th 2018, 9:26 PM 11,348 Views No Comments

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Dáil today that he made a private visit to Tuam on his way home from a conference in Galway recently.

# mother-and-baby-home - Sunday 26 August, 2018

Corless 'disappointed' pope didn't mention Tuam, says abuse survivors need more than prayers Mother And Baby Home This post contains videos

Corless 'disappointed' pope didn't mention Tuam, says abuse survivors need more than prayers

Aug 26th 2018, 3:27 PM 15,380 Views 40 Comments

A vigil to remember babies who died at the home is being held this afternoon.

# mother-and-baby-home - Thursday 26 July, 2018

'Putting our shameful past behind us': Mother and baby home forum meets for the first time Tuam Site

'Putting our shameful past behind us': Mother and baby home forum meets for the first time

Jul 26th 2018, 4:50 PM 9,511 Views 67 Comments

How to memorialise the past, as well as what health and well-being supports are needed for former residents will be discussed.

# mother-and-baby-home - Wednesday 11 July, 2018

Adrienne Corless: 'It looks like the consultation facilitators dug deep to find resistance to full excavation' Tuam Mother And Baby Home

Adrienne Corless: 'It looks like the consultation facilitators dug deep to find resistance to full excavation'

Jul 11th 2018, 7:00 AM 26,571 Views 34 Comments

There was only ever one thing to do: excavate the site and DNA test the remains without delay, writes Adrienne Corless.

# mother-and-baby-home - Friday 6 July, 2018

Tuam: Ex-residents and families want further excavation and DNA analysis Public Consultation

Tuam: Ex-residents and families want further excavation and DNA analysis

Jul 6th 2018, 3:49 PM 8,561 Views 27 Comments

Galway County Council received 799 written submissions on what to do with the Tuam site where a mass grave was found.

# mother-and-baby-home - Sunday 24 June, 2018

Over 70 babies who died at Bethany Home - and one mother - to be named on new memorial stone Mother And Baby Home

Over 70 babies who died at Bethany Home - and one mother - to be named on new memorial stone

Jun 24th 2018, 4:00 PM 16,008 Views 19 Comments

The stone will be unveiled next week.

# mother-and-baby-home - Saturday 21 April, 2018

'Living with a longterm illness gives you this way of viewing the world' Entropy

'Living with a longterm illness gives you this way of viewing the world'

Apr 21st 2018, 9:00 PM 29,418 Views 5 Comments

Visual artist Katie Moore has created a piece based on Catherine Corless’s Tuam Mother and Baby Home discovery.

# mother-and-baby-home - Friday 13 April, 2018

Experts say Tuam remains should be able to be identified using advanced DNA technology Tuam Mother And Baby Home

Experts say Tuam remains should be able to be identified using advanced DNA technology

Apr 13th 2018, 10:27 AM 8,633 Views 60 Comments

A team of scientists have contradicted an expert technical group over the remains

# mother-and-baby-home - Tuesday 20 March, 2018

Mother and baby home activist refuses to join selection panel for survivors' forum Bethany Home

Mother and baby home activist refuses to join selection panel for survivors' forum

Mar 20th 2018, 6:00 AM 12,240 Views 7 Comments

Derek Leinster said that he believes that instead, Bethany Home survivors should be given redress before many of them die.

# mother-and-baby-home - Saturday 17 February, 2018

Hunt for details on child burials at Bessboro mother and baby home Mother And Baby Home

Hunt for details on child burials at Bessboro mother and baby home

Feb 17th 2018, 10:00 AM 10,074 Views 26 Comments

The burials took place between 1922 and 1998.

# mother-and-baby-home - Tuesday 12 December, 2017

Report sets out five options of what could happen at Tuam Mass Grave

Report sets out five options of what could happen at Tuam

Dec 12th 2017, 3:40 PM 33,850 Views 65 Comments

The report said it would be particularly difficult to identify “commingled remains” and the remains of children under two.

# mother-and-baby-home - Thursday 26 October, 2017

'Fearless' Catherine Corless wins human rights award Mother And Baby Home

'Fearless' Catherine Corless wins human rights award

Oct 26th 2017, 5:00 PM 12,358 Views 47 Comments

Her research led to the discovery of human remains at the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam.

# mother-and-baby-home - Sunday 9 July, 2017

Home survivor sent photos from time there after TheJournal.ie story Never Seen Before

Home survivor sent photos from time there after TheJournal.ie story

Jul 9th 2017, 9:00 PM 30,257 Views 20 Comments

Councillor Francis Timmons spoke to TheJournal.ie about his time at Madonna House mother and baby home two years ago.

# mother-and-baby-home - Friday 7 July, 2017

The 'mixing of remains' will make it very difficult to identify babies at Tuam site Mother And Baby Home

The 'mixing of remains' will make it very difficult to identify babies at Tuam site

Jul 7th 2017, 8:41 PM 9,821 Views 29 Comments

“There are currently no known comparative sites, nationally or internationally,” said the Department of Children in a statement.

# mother-and-baby-home - Wednesday 12 April, 2017

'Immoral and repulsive': Fury at Zappone's refusal for redress for mother and baby home survivors Shameful Decision

'Immoral and repulsive': Fury at Zappone's refusal for redress for mother and baby home survivors

Apr 12th 2017, 2:08 PM 16,099 Views 53 Comments

The Coalition of Mother and Baby Home Survivors called it a “shameful decision”.

# mother-and-baby-home - Monday 10 April, 2017

'Urgent action is needed': Letters reveal shock at discovery of human remains at mother and baby home Tuam This post contains videos

'Urgent action is needed': Letters reveal shock at discovery of human remains at mother and baby home

Apr 10th 2017, 6:10 AM 21,264 Views 38 Comments

The Commission into Mother and Baby Homes wrote to Minister Katherine Zappone before the ‘very shocking’ news broke.

# mother-and-baby-home - Wednesday 22 March, 2017

'After hours of questioning by “experts”, Theresa was left traumatised and had to make her own way home' Column

'After hours of questioning by “experts”, Theresa was left traumatised and had to make her own way home'

Mar 22nd 2017, 6:20 AM 380 Views 10 Comments

Redressing survivors of Mother and Baby homes needs to avoid the pitfalls of the Residential Institution Redress Board for Industrial and Reformatory School survivors, writes Sinead Pembroke.

# mother-and-baby-home - Saturday 11 March, 2017

'Enda, parents sent children to industrial schools because a court compelled them or they had no choice' Opinion

'Enda, parents sent children to industrial schools because a court compelled them or they had no choice'

Mar 11th 2017, 9:30 AM 1,905 Views 187 Comments

Enda Kenny has said he wants to deal with the dark legacies of our past but following his statements this week, he’s still way off the mark, writes Sinead Pembroke.

# mother-and-baby-home - Friday 10 March, 2017

'I wasn't shocked, I knew they were there': Catherine Corless receives standing ovation on Late Late Tuam Babies

'I wasn't shocked, I knew they were there': Catherine Corless receives standing ovation on Late Late

Mar 10th 2017, 10:32 PM 145,816 Views 182 Comments

Corless and some former residents of the home spoke to Ryan Tubridy this evening.

# mother-and-baby-home - Wednesday 8 March, 2017

Catherine Corless says more human remains are likely to be buried under Tuam playground Mother And Baby Home

Catherine Corless says more human remains are likely to be buried under Tuam playground

Mar 8th 2017, 11:42 AM 17,423 Views 79 Comments

Galway County Council has said no remains were found when the housing estate and playground were being built.

# mother-and-baby-home - Tuesday 7 March, 2017

Watch: 'We took their babies and gifted them, sold them, trafficked them and starved them' Tuam Babies This post contains videos

Watch: 'We took their babies and gifted them, sold them, trafficked them and starved them'

Mar 7th 2017, 7:21 PM 23,166 Views 127 Comments

Minister Zappone has agreed to a small scoping exercise to assess if the mother and baby home investigation can be expanded.

# mother-and-baby-home - Monday 6 March, 2017

Enda Kenny says babies at Tuam home were treated like 'some kind of sub-species' Tuam Babies

Enda Kenny says babies at Tuam home were treated like 'some kind of sub-species'

Mar 6th 2017, 5:03 PM 17,129 Views 136 Comments

The Taoiseach said it was up to the coroner and everyone else involved to decide on the next steps.

# mother-and-baby-home - Sunday 5 March, 2017

'You were just a bastard in their eyes. But they can't hide from the truth now' Tuam Babies

'You were just a bastard in their eyes. But they can't hide from the truth now'

Mar 5th 2017, 8:05 AM 106,306 Views 257 Comments

PJ Haverty’s mother spent five years hammering on the door of the Tuam home trying to get the nuns to return her son – instead they gave him away.

# mother-and-baby-home - Saturday 4 March, 2017

Mother and baby homes believed to give Irish women 'every chance of keeping their secret' State Files

Mother and baby homes believed to give Irish women 'every chance of keeping their secret'

Mar 4th 2017, 10:00 PM 29,469 Views 33 Comments

A report into ‘destitute Irish girls’ investigated the problem of unmarried pregnant women travelling to England.

'I was so badly whipped I had to be taken to hospital' - Mother and baby home survivor Tuam Babies

'I was so badly whipped I had to be taken to hospital' - Mother and baby home survivor

Mar 4th 2017, 2:13 PM 56,954 Views 126 Comments

Adaser said that a “shiver went up her back” when she read of the Tuam home news.

No mourning at final resting place of Tuam babies - only an eerie silence Peace At Last

No mourning at final resting place of Tuam babies - only an eerie silence

Mar 4th 2017, 8:05 AM 30,612 Views 150 Comments

TheJournal.ie finds a town reeling from confirmation of the truth hidden for generations in a muddy plot.

Tuam babies: What's been happening since the mass grave revelations three years ago? Mother And Baby Home

Tuam babies: What's been happening since the mass grave revelations three years ago?

Mar 4th 2017, 12:05 AM 38,408 Views 55 Comments

Reports about a mass grave first hit the headlines in May of 2014. Here’s what’s happened since.

# mother-and-baby-home - Friday 3 March, 2017

Castlepollard Mother and Baby Home survivor: 'We're not shocked by the news' Column

Castlepollard Mother and Baby Home survivor: 'We're not shocked by the news'

Mar 3rd 2017, 7:30 PM 2,392 Views 86 Comments

Tuam must not be seen in isolation and unfortunately is only the tip of the iceberg, writes Paul Redmond.

She was right: How Catherine Corless uncovered what happened in Tuam Tuam Babies

She was right: How Catherine Corless uncovered what happened in Tuam

Mar 3rd 2017, 6:09 PM 77,856 Views 178 Comments

“So many things get covered up these days, I am just so thankful that this has come out”.

'It wasn't a home, it was a prison': Former residents from Tuam mother and baby home react Liveline

'It wasn't a home, it was a prison': Former residents from Tuam mother and baby home react

Mar 3rd 2017, 5:42 PM 23,502 Views 43 Comments

Catherine Corless said that she has the names of 798 children who could be among the remains at the home.

Nuns who ran Tuam home have 'no comment' to make on today's revelations Bon Secours Sisters

Nuns who ran Tuam home have 'no comment' to make on today's revelations

Mar 3rd 2017, 2:49 PM 58,677 Views 138 Comments

They did say that they are fully committed to the Commission of Investigation ‘seeking the truth’ about what happened.

Tuam babies: Next steps in finding the truth behind their deaths Investigation

Tuam babies: Next steps in finding the truth behind their deaths

Mar 3rd 2017, 1:47 PM 16,241 Views 71 Comments

A significant amount of human remains were found in sewage chambers at a site first located by researcher Catherine Corless.

# mother-and-baby-home - Friday 30 September, 2016

Excavation to take place at site of alleged mass grave at Tuam Mother And Baby Home

Excavation to take place at site of alleged mass grave at Tuam

Sep 30th 2016, 3:06 PM 16,549 Views 122 Comments

The excavation will take place following allegations about the deaths of 800 babies and the manner in which they were buried.

# mother-and-baby-home - Sunday 7 August, 2016

Two years after it was set up, what's happening with the mother and baby home inquiry? Investigation

Two years after it was set up, what's happening with the mother and baby home inquiry?

Aug 7th 2016, 8:30 AM 8,708 Views 29 Comments

This week Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone announced it will be two more years before the report is published.

# mother-and-baby-home - Monday 1 August, 2016

Bethany Home survivor takes first step in bringing case to human rights court Mother And Baby Home

Bethany Home survivor takes first step in bringing case to human rights court

Aug 1st 2016, 7:15 AM 10,586 Views 9 Comments

The survivor who wants to bring the case said that it had taken 23 years to get to this point.

# mother-and-baby-home - Tuesday 19 July, 2016

Mother and baby home survivors say their community is "torn in half" over inquiry terms Inquiry

Mother and baby home survivors say their community is "torn in half" over inquiry terms

Jul 19th 2016, 12:05 PM 11,913 Views 5 Comments

They are seeking the remit of the commission to be widened and will hold a protest against it today.

# mother-and-baby-home - Monday 12 October, 2015

'Children not claimed by parents will be kept in the institution until they reach school age' Mother And Baby Home

'Children not claimed by parents will be kept in the institution until they reach school age'

Oct 12th 2015, 11:52 AM 594 Views 2 Comments

Yesterday Paul Redmond gave an in depth historical look at St Patrick’s mother and baby home in Dublin. Here are some of the local government reports from the time.

# mother-and-baby-home - Sunday 11 October, 2015

Over 9,000 Irish women or 'inmates' went through these doors, forced to repent Column

Over 9,000 Irish women or 'inmates' went through these doors, forced to repent

Oct 11th 2015, 12:00 PM 16,086 Views 73 Comments

Paul Redmond tells us what he has learned about St Patrick’s Mother and Baby Home in Dublin.

# mother-and-baby-home - Thursday 25 June, 2015

This woman thought she had found her birth mother's family, but it wasn't what it seemed DNA

This woman thought she had found her birth mother's family, but it wasn't what it seemed

Jun 25th 2015, 6:00 AM 33,416 Views 14 Comments

“I was so happy those days, I was thinking ‘This is definitely right, this is my family’.”

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