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Excavation of Tuam mother and baby home site will take 'many years', says forensic expert
René Gapert is a leading forensic anthropologist and is an expert in identifying human remains.
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Nov 11th 2021, 6:45 AM
Religious order that ran Tuam says it has no 'legal liability' to provide funding before mother and baby home commission ends
Bon Secours Sisters say a €2.5 million donation towards excavation and memorial will be their only contribution to the state.
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May 3rd 2019, 12:05 AM
Mother and baby homes: Almost 1,000 dead children from Dublin homes sent for medical use
The report states that most people will find the arrangements made for these burials “distasteful at a minimum”.
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Apr 17th 2019, 10:24 AM
Mother and Baby Homes commission submits report on burial of those who died in institutions
The report has been submitted to Minister for Children Katherine Zappone.
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Mar 16th 2019, 4:58 PM
Legality of collecting DNA samples from Tuam survivors to be examined
The first excavations at the site of the former Tuam mother and baby home was expected to start in the latter half of 2019.
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Feb 13th 2019, 10:59 AM
Government sought more money from Bon Secours Sisters for Tuam burial site excavation works
The religious order has pledged €2.5 million towards the works which will cost between €6-€13m.
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Oct 24th 2018, 4:08 PM
Taoiseach to meet Catherine Corless after 'paying respects' at Tuam site
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.
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Sep 25th 2018, 9:26 PM
Explainer: What do the survivors of Catholic Church abuse want from the Vatican?
The papal visit saw many headlines about clerical abuse and about how survivor groups were unhappy with the Church’s response to it.
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Aug 28th 2018, 12:05 AM
Zappone confirms she told pope about children's bodies in sewage system of Tuam home
After meeting Minister Zappone the Pope referenced the encounter in a speech.
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Aug 27th 2018, 10:19 AM
Adrienne Corless: 'It looks like the consultation facilitators dug deep to find resistance to full excavation'
There was only ever one thing to do: excavate the site and DNA test the remains without delay, writes Adrienne Corless.
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Jul 11th 2018, 7:00 AM
Experts say Tuam remains should be able to be identified using advanced DNA technology
A team of scientists have contradicted an expert technical group over the remains
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Apr 13th 2018, 10:27 AM
'I was so badly whipped I had to be taken to hospital' - Mother and baby home survivor
Adaser said that a “shiver went up her back” when she read of the Tuam home news.
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Mar 4th 2017, 2:13 PM
No mourning at final resting place of Tuam babies - only an eerie silence
TheJournal.ie finds a town reeling from confirmation of the truth hidden for generations in a muddy plot.
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Mar 4th 2017, 8:05 AM