Archbishop: Bons Secours Sisters gave material to council in 1961

The Archbishop of Tuam says it is his understanding that the managers of the mother and baby Home in Tuam handed material to Galway County Council and health authorities in 1961.

His statement came just hours after the Minister for Children announced the establishment of a cross-departmental initiative which would form the basis for an inquiry into the discovery of 800 babies and childrens bodies in a septic tank beside the former mother and baby Home.