Effort to involve DNA identification process ‘on a scale never done before’ in Ireland, O’Gorman says
High Court hears cases against Commission’s findings do not raise issues of fair procedure
Cases beging brought by retired nurse Philomena Lee and Galway-based Mary Harney
Burial places of 859 children still unaccounted for
Construction of 179 apartments believed to impact children’s burial site on grounds
Site should be ‘handed over to the State’ as permanent memorial, says support group
High Court hears a failure to allow submissions on draft report breached fundamental rights
Congregation points out commission had speculated about baby burials at Carr’s Hill
Sheila Shelton was adopted by a couple in the US from a Tipperary mother and baby home
From overcrowding to no running water, infant mortality were high in many homes
‘The State failed you, the mothers and children in these homes’ – Micheál Martin
‘They betrayed vulnerable women, themselves, their calling and the caring message of Jesus Christ’ – Archbishop
Tipperary home had exceptionally high infant mortality rate, even for the time
Three-quarters of all children born in or admitted to Bessborough in 1943 died in infancy
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