'I don't think I will find all the missing children,' says Corkman tasked with Tuam excavation

The Corkman leading the Tuam excavation says the task of recovering and identifying the remains of 796 babies has given him sleepless nights, writes Alison O’Reilly

'I do not know how long it will take, and the exhumation can’t happen straight away,' says  Daniel Mac Sweeney. Picture: Ray Ryan

The man heading up the long-awaited excavation of the burial site of the Tuam babies has said he does not believe it will be possible to find all of the missing children.

Corkman Daniel MacSweeney was appointed by Children's Minister Roderic O’Gorman in May to oversee the authorised excavation and recovery of children’s remains at the site of the former mother and baby institution.