Difference in child death figures can only be explained by order

There were 470 infant deaths recorded at the Bessborough home from 1934 to 1953, but the rates recorded internally are lower than those on the State register, writes Conall Ó Fatharta

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny said we buried our “compassion, humanity and mercy” in the “chamber of horrors” at Tuam — but the sad reality is that the grim graveyard tally is far higher and extends nationwide.

Mr Kenny’s emotional speech in the Dáil rang hollow to the parents, siblings and campaigners who have been shouting about this scandal for years, but have largely gone unheard.