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<p>The 'Little Angels' memorial plot in the grounds of Bessborough in Cork. Around 56,000 unmarried mothers passed through, and 57,000 children were born, in the mother and baby homes under investigation by the Commission. Photo: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie</p>

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Mother and Baby Homes: State and society turned blind eye to thousands of deaths

The highest rate of infant mortality recorded in a mother and baby home was Bessborough in 1943 when 75% of children died before their first birthday

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The truth of the Mother and Baby Homes lies buried with the bodies

When I read that skeletal remains, indicating an infant “on its left side”, lie in a structure that was probably designed for sewage, in the former grounds of the Mother and Baby home in Tuam, I feel sick.

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Mother and Baby Homes: Children's bodies sent to Galway medical college but no record of names

The bodies of some of the children who died in Mother and Baby Homes were used for anatomical studies.

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More than 950 children’s remains sent for medical research to UCD, Trinity and Royal College of Surgeons, report finds

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Planning awarded for new train station at Pelletstown for Dublin commuters

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Call for change to process behind patronage for multi-denominational schools

Educate Together awarded patronage of two new schools in South Dublin

Parents are today celebrating as the Department of Education and Skills (DES) announced that Educate Together will be the patron of two new national schools.

Thu, 04 May, 2017

Man charged in connection with seizure of drugs, gun and cash in Meath

A 23-year-old man arrested during a planned raid in Co. Meath has been charged.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2017

Gardaí to carry out more searches after finding drugs, cash and gun in Meath

Gardaí are to conduct further searches in Meath today after seizing drugs, money and a firearm yesterday.

Wed, 15 Mar, 2017

Tuam babies scandal: Terms must be widened for full probe

There has been much comment on the need for the terms of reference for the Mother and Baby Homes Commission to be expanded.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2017

New primary school in Cork town seeks patron

A competition to manage a new primary school in the Cork town of Ballincollig has opened with an invitation for prospective patrons to apply.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016

Submissions made about Cork's Albert Quay office proposal

Submissions have been made in relation to the proposed Albert Quay office development, for which Owen O’Callaghan has sought permission in Cork’s south docklands.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2016

Educate Together opens four schools in Dublin, Galway, Kildare and Wexford

This month saw the opening of three Educate Together national schools in Dublin, Wexford and Galway; and one second-level school in Kildare.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015

Hospice’s change of use to college is not planning exempt

The change of use of the former Marymount Hospice building at St Patrick’s Hospital on Cork’s northside, to a third-level college, is not exempt from planning requirements, An Bord Pleanála has decided.

Thu, 26 Feb, 2015

Parents to be asked again to pick new school patron

Parents in an East Cork community are to be asked, for the second time in two years, for their preferred patron for a new primary school

Fri, 06 Feb, 2015

Government names 14 Mother-and-Baby homes to be investigated

A three-year investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will be conducted following the revelations last year about the deaths of almost 800 children at the Tuam home, the Government confirmed today.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2015

New plans lodged at Fermoy for M8 motorway services

New plans have been lodged for a motorway service area off the M8 motorway near Fermoy in north Cork.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2014

Timeframe and cost of inquiry undecided

The Government has been advised that at least nine institutions should be included in the mother-and-baby home investigation and that death rates there were "undesirably high".

Thu, 17 Jul, 2014

State archives may hold key to mother and baby homes

According to records held in the archives of the Kerry County Library, in December 1929 the Department of Local Government and Public Health (DLGPH) issued a circular to all Irish local authorities requesting information on "unmarried mothers" in county homes.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2014

Duo remanded over €1.8m cannabis seizure

Two brothers have appeared in court charged over the seizure of €1.8m worth of cannabis.

Fri, 13 Aug, 2010

New rail link 'will connect 100 million'

Rail chiefs predicted today that 100 million passengers would be travelling on the train network when a new underground line through the heart of Dublin opens in 2015.

Fri, 12 May, 2006