Tuam mother and baby home excavation team to spend over €4m on forensic specialists

It is believed the bodies of 796 infants could be buried at the site.

The team behind the excavation of the former grounds of the Tuam mother and baby home is set to spend up to €4.3m on forensic specialists as it seeks to recover and analyse remains found on the site.

In a new request for tender, the Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam said it was enlisting forensic anthropologists, odontologists, archaeologists, photographers, and human osteoarchaeologists as part of the work that is set to continue until at least June 2027.