Excavation of remains from mother and baby home 'would not be appropriate'

A plaque remembering the babies, women and girls who were resident at Bessborough on the greenway between Rochestown and Blackrock in Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The excavation of the remains of up to 900 babies and infants at Bessborough in Cork “would not be appropriate”, a group of survivors has  told an Oireachtas Committee.

The Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance (CSSA), which represents a group of survivors of the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home, told TDs and senators that the group is not looking for the remains of the children buried there to be excavated.