The Government has been urged to direct that a full forensic excavation, exhumation, and DNA testing of the remains at the Tuam site be commenced immediately.

Tuam babies campaigner Catherine Corless has hit out at the Government for focusing “on cost” rather than committing to a full forensic excavation, exhumation, and DNA testing of the remains at the Tuam site.

The volunteer historian who uncovered details of a mass grave at the former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam has been honoured as a "fearless campaigner for human rights".

Viewers at home took to Twitter to praise the historian and deeming her an Irish heroine.

The President hopes the commission into mother and baby homes will “put the truth on the record”.

Excavations at other mother and baby homes are being demanded after the discovery of “significant quantities” of infant remains at Tuam.

The crucial point to note here is that despite all the hand-wringing by politicians, and the repeated utterances of that word “shocking” — the State was well aware of issues around infant deaths and Tuam long before Ms Corless’ work became global news, writes Conall Ó Fátharta

In this entertaining book, former MaGill editor Damian Corless casts a wry eye over Ireland in the ‘swinging’ sixties.

Catherine Corless is calling on the Government to listen to the people affected by the discovery of a mass grave in Co Galway.

THE Tuam babies story this week says much about the past, but about the present also.

The Catholic Church is facing fresh accusations of child neglect after a researcher found records for 796 youngsters believed to be buried in a mass grave beside a former orphanage for the children of unwed mothers.

MORE than 50 investors are seeking the return of €8 million allegedly paid to two businessmen and an investment firm to fund a property scheme in the Ukraine since found to have defective legal title.

GARDAÍ last night managed to overpower a 39-year-old man who had locked himself in his house with two loaded shotguns in Gort, Co Galway.