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<p>The Irish Examiner's front page image naming all the children known to have died at Bessborough mother and baby home projected on to Athlone Castle in Co Westmeath as part of the Herstory light show on St Brigid's Day. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire</p>

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Cork City Council group to examine issues raised for it by mother and baby homes report
A working group is being set up by Cork City Council to consider issues which have arisen for the local authority following the publication of the mother and baby homes report.
Sisters, for the love of God — tell us where the Bessborough babies are

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Sisters, for the love of God — tell us where the Bessborough babies are
Names of dead infants at Bessborough and Roscrea were given to the HSE in 2011

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Names of dead infants at Bessborough and Roscrea were given to the HSE in 2011
Complaint to gardaĂ­ over Bessborough file alterations

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Complaint to gardaĂ­ over Bessborough file alterations
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Bessborough Mother and baby vaccine trial files altered
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Bessborough to become a suicide support centre
Bessborough to become a suicide support centre

One of the country&rsquo;s most notorious mother and baby homes is set to get a new lease of life as a specialist suicide support and prevention centre.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2015

&lsquo;Definite physical indications&rsquo; found at Bessborough of possible shallow graves
‘Definite physical indications’ found at Bessborough of possible shallow graves

A leading archaeologist said there are "definite physical indications" there could be unmarked shallow graves in the grounds of the Bessborough mother and baby home.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2014

Councillor tells of personal connection to Bessborough
Councillor tells of personal connection to Bessborough

A woman has spoken publicly for the first time of how she was born in a mother and baby home and then visited the same place 17 years later after discovering she was pregnant.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2014

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