The Tuam babies graveyard (right) and the playgroud (left) where the burial site is now thought to extend to. Tuam Herald photo

Call for new home babies plot to be scanned

THE investigation into the Tuam Mother and Baby Home should involve an initial scanning of the site to determine the exact location of burials, according to Catherine Corless who addressed a human rights seminar on the issue this week.
Catherine, whose research over the past two years has led to the discovery of 795 babies and children believed to be buried at the site, was a keynote speaker at the event in NUI Galway on Monday evening.
She told the crowd she and her husband Aidan have met with the Minister for Children James Reilly in recent weeks, who told them the forthcoming commission of inquiry into the home would be a short and thorough affair.
However, Minister Reilly has yet to publish the terms of reference for the inquiry.
Speaking to The Tuam Herald this week, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he couldn’t confirm whether this would happen before the end of the year.