An expert group set up by the Government to examine the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway, has cast serious doubt on whether the children buried there will ever be identified. The relatives of former residents at the home have strongly urged Minister for Children Katherine Zappone to identify the remains. The expert group also outlines a number of options to deal with the Tuam site, such as turning it into a memorial and ceasing investigative work. Other options include exhuming human remains and burying them elsewhere; forensic examination and recovery of the known human remains; excavation and recovery, while examining some other areas in Tuam. The expert group noted Tuam is unique when it comes to potential technical examination because of a number of factors.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2017 00:56 UTC