Taoiseach pledges to address remembrance for the women and children of Bessborough

Micheál Martin said: 'Nothing can undo the wrong that has been done, but comfort can be brought to those of you who remember your brothers, sisters, family members' 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin with guest speakers Claire McGettrick and Katherine O'Donnell of Justice for Magdalenes Research at the ceremony at the former Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The Taoiseach has pledged to work with all concerned to address the complex issue of remembrance and memorialisation at the former Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork.

Micheál Martin made his comments at the annual commemorative event on the site on Sunday, during which he also paid tribute to the tenacity of campaigners Ursula Shannon and Mari Steed, and to 'the angel of Bessborough’, John Furlong, who have all died in recent months.