IRELAND
Connacht Tribune
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The community in Tuam and affected families around the world are this evening coming to terms with the shocking confirmation that an unspecified number of babies and children were buried at the site of the former mother and baby home in the town.
The Commission of Investigation into mother and baby homes across Ireland has been carrying out excavations at the location in recent months.
The story is this evening being featured by national and international media outlets.
The Commission of Investigation examining the issue says the shocking discovery was made in 17 of 20 underground chambers intended to be used as part of a sewage system.
Tests on a sample of the remains have dated to them to the 1950s – when the mother and baby home was in operation.
Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone says the discovery is not unexpected, but is still deeply disturbing and must be appropriately responded to.
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