Government has 'not discussed' purchase of Bessborough

A plaque at the 'Little Angels' memorial plot in the grounds of Bessborough House in Blackrock, Cork. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

The Government has "not discussed" offering to purchase land at Bessborough, despite ministerial objection to a housing development there.

Campaigners say the State must protect the former mother and baby home site from development and order a detailed investigation of the vast estate for possible burial sites.