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"This is a horrendous scandal"
By Nadine Maloney
Newstalk
June 4, 2014
http://www.newstalk.ie/This-is-a-horrendous-scandal
[with audio]
Fianna Fáil TD calls on the Taoiseach to apologise on behalf of the State to the women and children who resided at mother and baby homes.
It’s believed almost 800 babies were buried in a mass grave next to the Tuam Mother and Baby home in Co Galway between 1925 and 1961. The home was run by the Bons Secours nuns in Galway.
The Archbishop of Tuam is due to meet with the Bon Secours nuns to discuss the grave.
Fr Iggy O’Donovan, an Augustinian Priest based in Limerick and Fianna Fáil TD Colm Keaveney join Ciara McDonagh on Newstalk Lunchtime to discuss the issue.
Keaveney said it was "premature to talk about commemoration as commemoration would indicate closure"
Minister for Children Charlie Flanagan says the government is considering how best to deal with the discovery of the remains of nearly 800 children in Co Galway.
Charlie Flanagan says the government is considering the 'many questions' raised regarding the deaths.
The remains of 796 children remain in a septic tank near a former home for unmarried mothers. It's thought some of the remains have been present for up to 90 years.
In a statement Minister Flanagan said a number of government departments were working together to consider the best possible course of action.
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