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Campaigner ‘delighted’ at approval for Tuam mother and baby site excavation

Historian Catherine Corless has said she is “relieved” the Government has given the green light to the excavation of infant remains at the former mother and baby home in Tuam. The Government approved a proposal on Wednesday to establish an ...

28 Jul 2022 at 12:33

Scotland

‘Remarkable’ Pictish ring buried for about 1,000 years found on last day of dig

An amateur archaeologist has told of his excitement at finding a Pictish ring buried for more than 1,000 years on the last day of a dig. The kite-shaped ring has a garnet, or red glass centre, and was discovered at Burghead fort, Moray, ...

04 Sept 2024 at 07:44

World

Researchers uncover Stone Age site submerged by rising sea levels in Denmark

Below the dark blue waters of the Bay of Aarhus in northern Denmark, archaeologists are searching for coastal settlements swallowed by rising sea levels more than 8,500 years ago. This summer, divers descended about eight metres below ...

26 Aug 2025 at 12:31

Further remains uncovered during Tuam excavation

Ireland

Further remains uncovered during Tuam ecavation

Further sets of infant remains have been identified, as an excavation team confirmed a burial ground from the time of the operation of a mother and baby home. The excavation of the site of St Mary’s mother and baby home in Tuam, Co ...

05 Dec 2025 at 13:16

Ireland

Campaigner ‘delighted’ at approval for Tuam mother and baby site excavation

27 Jul 2022 at 19:17

Local News

Leitrim storm damage sparks calls for excavator funding

Following extensive storm damage in Leitrim, calls have been made for the Council to seek Government funding to purchase a rubber wheeled excavator and tree shears to remove dangerous and overhanging trees. Cllr Justin ...

22 Feb 2025 at 09:33

Ireland

Preparatory work begins ahead of mass grave excavation at mother and baby home

Pre-excavation work on the site of a notorious former mother and baby home in Tuam in Co Galway has begun. The preparatory phase, which will last around four weeks, comes ahead of the full-scale excavation of the site ...

16 Jun 2025 at 13:18

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