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'Four years on and still no action': Call for Tuam mother and baby home site to be excavated

A test excavation found a “significant” quantity of human remains, but a full excavation has still not happened – to the frustration of survivors and archaeologists.

Survivors, relatives and archaeologists are calling for the site to be excavated urgently, Órla Ryan reports

They want DNA testing carried out to identify the remains of the children buried in Tuam

A new documentary explores the search for the truth about what happened to those who disappeared

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Nov 7th 2021, 7:00 AM