Families of Tuam babies welcome plan for exhumation at mother and baby home

Daniel MacSweeney said he has been regularly engaging with the families of the Tuam babies as well as survivors and their advocates and local residents. Photo: Moya Nolan

Families of the children who died in the Tuam mother and baby home, have welcomed the news that the exhumation of the site is planned for early next year.

On Friday, the Director of the Intervention at the controversial burial ground, where up to 796 children are believed to be buried in a septic tank, confirmed the timeline for the works to the Irish Examiner.