The Irish Times·4 min read·medium
Bessborough researcher urges purchase of site and inquest into deaths of women and babies
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Barry Roche
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Researcher Conall Ó Fátharta is urging the Irish government to acquire the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home site to prevent further development. He advocates for a formal inquest into the deaths of nearly 900 women and infants whose remains have not been located.
The Government should use a compulsory purchase order to acquire the grounds of Bessborough Mother and Baby Home and ask the Attorney General to direct an inquest be held into the deaths of almost 900 women and babies whose graves have never been found, an academic has urged.
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