Pressure mounts for inquiry into mass baby graves

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he wants to know if there are more mass baby graves at mother-and-baby homes across the country.

His comments come as pressure mounts on the Government to launch an immediate independent inquiry into deaths and illegal adoptions at all of the country’s mother-and-baby homes.

Mr Kenny said the State had been aware of the issue since 1972 and there were Dáil records relating to inspections dating back to the 1930s.