Mother and Baby Homes Commission back-up files found

Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman said he didn't want to 'unduly raise expectations' as it is still unclear if the files will contain the wiped survivors' testimonies

73 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, the location of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation. Picture: Sasko Lazarov /RollingNews.ie

Survivors of mother and baby homes have been given fresh hope of retrieving their witness recordings after the commission said it found back-up files.

It comes after weeks of campaigning by survivors and opposition parties, who have criticised the commission for destroying the audio of 550 interview without taking verbatim transcripts.