IRELAND
The Journal
Updated 5.30pm
I AM VERY pleased today, this is a step forward.
Those were the words of Catherine Corless today, the local historian who helped uncover evidence that there were up to 700 children and babies buried in an unmarked grave in Tuam in County Galway.
In March, “significant remains” were found in what appeared to be a sewage container at the site of the former mother and baby home in the Galway town of Tuam.
A Commission of Investigation was quickly established to conduct searches at the site.
Today, Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone announced the appointment of a team of international experts to investigate the burial site at the Tuam mother and baby home.
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