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# tuam - Tuesday 10 December, 2019
Cabinet approves legislation to excavate site of Tuam mother and baby home
Between 1925 and 1960, 796 children died at the Tuam mother and baby home.
# tuam - Tuesday 5 November, 2019
CAB seize financial documents in Galway search
The search was carried out this morning in Tuam.
# tuam - Wednesday 11 September, 2019
It should be possible to collect Tuam survivor DNA samples before legislation, report says
Dr Geoffrey Shannon’s Report on the Collection of Tuam Survivors’ DNA has been published today.
# tuam - Saturday 31 August, 2019
'Those who were denied a voice for too long will continue to fight for justice for the lost children of Tuam'
Family members of the 796 babies who died and survivors of the home held a peaceful protest last month.
# tuam - Sunday 25 August, 2019
'Ghosts in their own country': Government accused of 'wall of silence' over Tuam babies
Survivors and family members of the dead babies gathered at the site today.
# tuam - Wednesday 17 April, 2019
Bessborough nun claims she doesn't remember any child deaths - there were 31 during her time there
The commission said the affidavit from the congregation that ran the mother and baby home was “speculative, inaccurate and misleading”.
# tuam - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
Religious order that ran Tuam says it was 'under supervision, direction and inspection' of Irish State
That’s according to a confidential letter to a government minister.
# tuam - Saturday 16 March, 2019
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.
# tuam - Wednesday 13 February, 2019
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.
# tuam - Sunday 20 January, 2019
13 yellow, 4 black and one red card shown as Roscommon retain FBD League title
Donie Smith hit 0-8 for the winners against Galway.
# tuam - Saturday 29 December, 2018
Excavations at Tuam mother and baby home expected to start in latter half of 2019
The government must first pass legislation allowing it to carry out excavations.
# tuam - Thursday 1 November, 2018
'Many still don't know where loved ones are buried': Irish abuse conference happening in Boston
Minister Katherine Zappone will deliver a keynote speech at the event which is exploring adoption and institutional abuses.
# tuam - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
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.
# tuam - Tuesday 25 September, 2018
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.
# tuam - Sunday 26 August, 2018
Corless 'disappointed' pope didn't mention Tuam, says abuse survivors need more than prayers
A vigil to remember babies who died at the home is being held this afternoon.
# tuam - Thursday 26 July, 2018
'Putting our shameful past behind us': Mother and baby home forum meets for the first time
How to memorialise the past, as well as what health and well-being supports are needed for former residents will be discussed.
# tuam - Wednesday 11 July, 2018
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.
# tuam - Friday 6 July, 2018
Tuam: Ex-residents and families want further excavation and DNA analysis
Galway County Council received 799 written submissions on what to do with the Tuam site where a mass grave was found.
# tuam - Tuesday 12 June, 2018
Missing man found safe and well
Gardaí in Galway have thanked the public for their assistance.
# tuam - Saturday 21 April, 2018
'Living with a longterm illness gives you this way of viewing the world'
Visual artist Katie Moore has created a piece based on Catherine Corless’s Tuam Mother and Baby Home discovery.
Objection to planning permission for bookies in town centre as it would create a 'no-go area'
The decision from Galway City Council to grant permission for the betting shop has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
# tuam - Friday 13 April, 2018
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
# tuam - Thursday 12 April, 2018
Garda arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after he was spotted driving erratically with burst tyre Exclusive
The garda was arrested on 2 April.
# tuam - Monday 8 January, 2018
Call for Protestant burial site to be excavated to examine bodies from mother and baby homes
The Bethany Home Survivors’ Group has identified over 200 children from the home who were buried at Mount Jerome cemetery.
# tuam - Saturday 16 December, 2017
'Now, I can tell my stories. I've been silenced my whole life': Tuam survivors network launches
Survivor Peter Mulryan was born in the Tuam mother and baby home in Galway and lived in the institute for four and half years.
# tuam - Tuesday 12 December, 2017
Report sets out five options of what could happen at Tuam
The report said it would be particularly difficult to identify “commingled remains” and the remains of children under two.
# tuam - Thursday 26 October, 2017
'Fearless' Catherine Corless wins human rights award
Her research led to the discovery of human remains at the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam.
# tuam - Sunday 22 October, 2017
'I'm anxious that every bit of evidence gets out there, just in case it's a carbon copy of Tuam'
Catherine Corless is calling for a full investigation into a former Sisters of Mercy orphanage in Galway.
# tuam - Saturday 19 August, 2017
Call for Tuam Town Hall to remove memorial to Irish Confederate major
Shaun Cunniffe said that the plaque should be removed to a museum so that people can discuss the issues around it.
# tuam - Friday 7 July, 2017
The 'mixing of remains' will make it very difficult to identify babies at Tuam site
“There are currently no known comparative sites, nationally or internationally,” said the Department of Children in a statement.
# tuam - Wednesday 7 June, 2017
'You weren't allowed touch your own baby - your own flesh and blood'
Survivors of the Magdalene Laundries gathered outside the Dáil yesterday calling for a truth commission into ALL homes around the country.
# tuam - Thursday 1 June, 2017
'Today is about Tuam': Catherine Corless commends Zappone for appointing experts to investigate burial site
We need a “comprehensive understanding into the truth of what happened in our country,” Zappone said.
# tuam - Saturday 20 May, 2017
'Something urgent has to be done with the Tuam site - it can't just be left as it is'
Decisions are to be made over what is to happen with the exhumation of remains from the Tuam site, those affected say.
# tuam - Monday 10 April, 2017
'Urgent action is needed': Letters reveal shock at discovery of human remains at mother and baby home
The Commission into Mother and Baby Homes wrote to Minister Katherine Zappone before the ‘very shocking’ news broke.
# tuam - Monday 13 March, 2017
Pressure mounts on Church to 'pay up' on sexual abuse redress as Taoiseach says 'get on with it'
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the Church needs to reflect on the commitment it made in 2002.
# tuam - Saturday 11 March, 2017
'Enda, parents sent children to industrial schools because a court compelled them or they had no choice'
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.
# tuam - Friday 10 March, 2017
'I wasn't shocked, I knew they were there': Catherine Corless receives standing ovation on Late Late
Corless and some former residents of the home spoke to Ryan Tubridy this evening.
Gardaí should interview the surviving Bon Secour nuns over Tuam burial site, says TD
“Age should not diminish responsibility,” said the Independent Alliance TD.
# tuam - Wednesday 8 March, 2017
Hospitals still owned by the Catholic Church should be handed over to the State, says Micheál Martin
He also described what happened to mother and baby home survivors as” unchristian cruelty”.
Catherine Corless says more human remains are likely to be buried under Tuam playground
Galway County Council has said no remains were found when the housing estate and playground were being built.
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TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already nswered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but not for a long time.
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