Report on using DNA samples to identify infant remains at Tuam completed

A report examining if it is possible to start taking DNA samples from survivors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home to help identify hundreds of children who died there will be published "in the coming weeks".

Fri, 10 May, 2019 - 15:32

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The report was prepared following a call from the Tuam Home Survivors’ Network in February.

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