The historian whose research helped uncover the Tuam babies scandal says she's optimistic there could soon be closure for families.
By Matt FoxThe amateur historian whose research helped uncover the Tuam babies scandal has said she is optimistic families affected will soon have closure.
Ms Corless spent years trying to find out what happened to the remains of hundreds of children who died at the Catholic-maintained home after she found there wereImage caption, In October 2016 the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation began test excavations at the site in Tuam, later finding "significant quantities of human remains" in 17 underground chambers.At the time, then Taoiseach Enda Kenny described the discovery as a "chamber of horrors", adding the babies had been
Daniel Sweeney previously worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross from 2007 to earlier this year, most recently acting as an envoy on missing persons in the Caucasus region.Annette McKay lost her sister at the home, she tells Today how her mother kept the secret for 70 years
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