59 m. ago Why has it taken a decade to exhume the bodies of the 800 dead babies of Tuam? | Caelainn Hogan

The mass exhumation in Ireland is vindication for campaigners – but their battle for justice is far from overA young girl played on a swing near a mass grave as the names of hundreds of children who died in a mother-and-baby institution in Ireland were read out during a memorial service late last year. The bright day turned to dark in the time it took.Now, the playground near the site in Tuam has been dismantled and the long-awaited exhumation has begun. But why has it taken more than a decade since it emerged that those dead children were likely buried in sewage chambers on the grounds of a publicly funded institution run by nuns and the local council? Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Vegan charity ad that featured baby being taken from mother banned

The advert has been labelled as irresponsible, distressing and likely to cause widespread offence

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38 h. ago Moment Constance Marten told police have found dumped body of newborn baby

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67 h. ago Excavation to begin at Irish mother and baby home where 796 infants were buried in septic tank

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6 d. ago Excavation to begin at Irish house of horrors mother and baby burial site where 800 child corpses were hidden

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7 d. ago Charlotte Dawson reveals bikini fail in candid post as she jets off on child

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8 d. ago Excavation begins for remains of 800 infants at Ireland home

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9 d. ago International experts join mass grave excavation at mother and baby home

Personnel from Colombia, Spain, the UK, Canada and the US have joined the team in excavating the mass grave at the site in Tuam, Co Galway.

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