Survivors of the Tuam home want their DNA stored to help identify infants found
Survivors of the Tuam mother and baby home want their DNA to be kept on file. They have asked for this to be done to help investigators identify the bodies of the infants found near the institution. The remains of over 700 young children were found on the grounds of the home in County Galway. […]
8 years ago
Art exhibition paying tribute to Tuam babies set to open in Dublin tomorrow
A special art exhibition will launch tomorrow in Dublin. It is a tribute dedicated to the many women and children who went through the Tuam mother and baby home. The home, which was based in the Co Galway village operated from 1925 to 1961 and was run by the Bon Secours Sisters. IMAGES OF WORKS […]
8 years ago
Legal advisor says there will be ‘no accountability, no vindication for the Tuam babies’
Last week, the Minister for Children, Katherine Zappone, announced a “programme of action to respect the memory and dignity of children who died in Tuam Mother and Baby home.” The course of action involves a full exhumation and a forensic examination of the remains. Kevin Higgins, legal advisor to the Tuam Home Survivor’s Network has […]
8 years ago
Women in Ireland tell us exactly what they think about the Pope’s visit
To find out how women in Ireland feel about the Pope’s visit to Ireland, I reached out to activists around the country. With 500,000 tickets issued, I didn’t anticipate difficulty asking people to chat about the Papal visit but it was significantly harder than expected. Below are excerpts from the interviews I conducted with women […]
8 years ago
Nameless babies ‘could number 8,000’ as Catholic League labels the Tuam controversy ‘fake news’
Last week “significant quantities” of human remains were discovered at the site of the former mother and baby home in Co. Galway. Speaking on Morning Ireland this morning, Paul Redmond, chairperson of the Coalition of Mother and Baby home Survivors said that he expects the commission of investigation to ascertain that between 7,000 and 8,000 […]
10 years ago