'We failed them' - Council ‘profoundly sorry’ for its failings at Tuam Mother and Baby Home

Galway County Council Cathaoirleach James Charity said the Commission’s findings showed “a local authority which was far more consumed with mundane budgetary and financial oversight than its role as custodian of those who were most vulnerable and required its care and protection“. File picture: Ray Ryan

Galway County Council has said it is “profoundly sorry” for its failings in relation to the care of mothers and children at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home.

The Tuam home was run by the Bon Secours on behalf of the local Galway authority. It was open from 1923 until 1961.