Another 36 sets of infant remains found at site of former mother and baby home in Ireland

NewsWorldEuropeAnother 36 sets of infant remains found at site of former mother and baby home in IrelandIn some cases two or three infants were buried in the same coffinBairbre Holmes Friday 10 April 2026 13:10 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955274","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/tuam-mother-baby-homes-ireland-b2955274.html","title":"Another 36 sets of infant remains found at site of mother and baby home in Ireland"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-4577","index":0}A photo issued by the Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam (ODAIT) of a well shaft. (ODAIT)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}An...