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#tuam mother and baby home

# tuam-mother-and-baby-home - Thursday 11 November, 2021

Excavation of Tuam mother and baby home site will take 'many years', says forensic expert
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# Tuam Babies

Excavation of Tuam mother and baby home site will take 'many years', says forensic expert

Nov 11th 2021, 6:45 AM 11,854 Views 19 Comments

René Gapert is a leading forensic anthropologist and is an expert in identifying human remains.

# tuam-mother-and-baby-home - Friday 3 May, 2019

Religious order that ran Tuam says it has no 'legal liability' to provide funding before mother and baby home commission ends
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# Noteworthy

Religious order that ran Tuam says it has no 'legal liability' to provide funding before mother and baby home commission ends

May 3rd 2019, 12:05 AM 32,403 Views 109 Comments

Bon Secours Sisters say a €2.5 million donation towards excavation and memorial will be their only contribution to the state.

# tuam-mother-and-baby-home - Wednesday 17 April, 2019

Mother and baby homes: Almost 1,000 dead children from Dublin homes sent for medical use
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# Ireland

Mother and baby homes: Almost 1,000 dead children from Dublin homes sent for medical use

Apr 17th 2019, 10:24 AM 62,852 Views 212 Comments

The report states that most people will find the arrangements made for these burials “distasteful at a minimum”.

# tuam-mother-and-baby-home - Saturday 16 March, 2019

Mother and Baby Homes commission submits report on burial of those who died in institutions
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# Tuam Mother And Baby Home

Mother and Baby Homes commission submits report on burial of those who died in institutions

Mar 16th 2019, 4:58 PM 12,939 Views 26 Comments

The report has been submitted to Minister for Children Katherine Zappone.

# tuam-mother-and-baby-home - Wednesday 13 February, 2019

Legality of collecting DNA samples from Tuam survivors to be examined
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# Tuam

Legality of collecting DNA samples from Tuam survivors to be examined

Feb 13th 2019, 10:59 AM 9,142 Views 49 Comments

The first excavations at the site of the former Tuam mother and baby home was expected to start in the latter half of 2019.

# tuam-mother-and-baby-home - Wednesday 24 October, 2018

Government sought more money from Bon Secours Sisters for Tuam burial site excavation works
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# Tuam Mother And Baby Home

Government sought more money from Bon Secours Sisters for Tuam burial site excavation works

Oct 24th 2018, 4:08 PM 11,768 Views 40 Comments

The religious order has pledged €2.5 million towards the works which will cost between €6-€13m.

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

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

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

Sep 25th 2018, 9:26 PM 11,430 Views 0 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.

# tuam-mother-and-baby-home - Tuesday 28 August, 2018

Explainer: What do the survivors of Catholic Church abuse want from the Vatican?
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# Church Abuse

Explainer: What do the survivors of Catholic Church abuse want from the Vatican?

Aug 28th 2018, 12:05 AM 18,740 Views 48 Comments

The papal visit saw many headlines about clerical abuse and about how survivor groups were unhappy with the Church’s response to it.

# tuam-mother-and-baby-home - Monday 27 August, 2018

Zappone confirms she told pope about children's bodies in sewage system of Tuam home
# Tuam Babies
# Tuam Babies

Zappone confirms she told pope about children's bodies in sewage system of Tuam home

Aug 27th 2018, 10:19 AM 45,135 Views 66 Comments

After meeting Minister Zappone the Pope referenced the encounter in a speech.

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

Adrienne Corless: 'It looks like the consultation facilitators dug deep to find resistance to full excavation'
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# 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 26,771 Views 34 Comments

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

# tuam-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
# 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 8,729 Views 58 Comments

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

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

'I was so badly whipped I had to be taken to hospital' - Mother and baby home survivor
# Tuam Babies
# 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 58,076 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
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# Peace At Last

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

Mar 4th 2017, 8:05 AM 31,190 Views 150 Comments

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

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