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Hundreds gathered along the shores of Lough Lannagh in Castlebar

Hundreds attend memorial event for Tuam babies

Hundreds of people have attended an event in Castlebar, Co Mayo, tonight to commemorate those who died in the Tuam Mother and Baby Home.

Regional • 12 Nov 22

Tháinig marthanóirí le chéile i dTuaim inniu

Cruinnithe ag Aire Leanaí le marthanóirí Thuama

Bhí cainteanna inniu ag an Aire Leanaí Roderic O'Gorman le daoine a bhí san Áras Máithreacha agus Naíonán i dTuaim, Co na Gaillimhe, maidir le coirp na mbunóc a cailleadh san áit a thógáil as uaigheanna ansin.

Nuacht • 02 Sep 21

Catherine Corless and survivor Peter Mulryan at the Christmas tree in Tuam

Calls for Tuam burial site legislation to be published

Historian Catherine Corless has called on the Government to urgently publish legislation to allow for the further excavation of the Tuam burial site in Galway.

Connacht • 07 Dec 19

Morning Ireland Extra: Tuam Mother & Baby Home, Part 2

The second edition of Morning Ireland Extra's podcast on Tuam Mother and Baby Home.

Ireland • 14 Jun 19

Group says full horror of what happened at the home in Tuam has not yet been exposed

Tuam survivor group calls for inquests

The Tuam Home Survivors Network has said inquests must be held into the deaths of all those who died in the Bon Secours run institution.

Ireland • 18 Apr 19

In 2016, the commission found a 'significant quantity of human remains' lies in the vicinity of the home's septic tank

Corless: Mother-and-baby inquiry 'hiding evidence away'

The historian who played a pivotal role in uncovering details of the mass grave at the site of the former mother-and-baby home at Tuam has questioned why the Commission of Inquiry into the homes is "hiding its evidence away".

Connacht • 01 Feb 19

The mother-and-baby home in Tuam was operated by the Bon Secours Sisters from 1925 to 1961

New legislation needed for Tuam excavation - Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil that excavation of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home site will require new legislation, which will not be ready until the first quarter of next year.

Ireland • 24 Oct 18

Significant quantities of human remains were discovered at the site last year

Site of Tuam mother-and-baby home to be excavated

The Government has approved the forensic excavation of the site of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway.

Ireland • 23 Oct 18

Five different options are under consideration for the site in Tuam

Government memo on Tuam 'in coming weeks'

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone has said she hopes to bring a memo to Government "in the coming weeks" regarding the next steps to be taken at the site of the former Mother-and-Baby-Home in Tuam.

Connacht • 20 Sep 18

Tuam mother-and-baby home