Tuam babies

Hollywood casting director is looking for people from Galway to appear in new film

The film will be about Mother and Baby Homes. A Hollywood casting director is looking for people from Galway to appear in a new film about Mother and Baby Homes. The upcoming film will be set in Tuam and casting director Fiona Weir Casting – who worked on three Fantastic Beasts films, six out of the eight Harry […]

The film will be about Mother and Baby Homes. A Hollywood casting director is looking for people from Galway to appear in a new film about Mother and Baby Homes. The upcoming film will be set in Tuam and casting director Fiona Weir Casting – who worked on three Fantastic Beasts films, six out of the eight Harry […]

7 months ago

Tuam babies historian Catherine Corless to receive honorary NUI Galway degree

She will be awarded the degree alongside Sharon Shannon, Helen Rochford Brennan, Brendan Dunford. Galway historian Catherine Corless will receive an honorary degree from NUI Galway, for her advocacy work on behalf of Tuam survivors, and the children who lost their lives. Corless – whose tireless work uncovered a mass grave holding 796 babies at the former […]

She will be awarded the degree alongside Sharon Shannon, Helen Rochford Brennan, Brendan Dunford. Galway historian Catherine Corless will receive an honorary degree from NUI Galway, for her advocacy work on behalf of Tuam survivors, and the children who lost their lives. Corless – whose tireless work uncovered a mass grave holding 796 babies at the former […]

8 years ago

Tuam Survivors Network condemn Katherine Zappone for ‘publicity stunt’

“A desperate attempt by a Minister completely out of her depth, to try and regain a grain of personal and political credibility.” The Tuam Home Survivors Network has criticised Katherine Zappone for the letter she delivered to Pope Francis during his visit, claiming that her act was “nothing more than a publicity stunt.” The Minister […]

“A desperate attempt by a Minister completely out of her depth, to try and regain a grain of personal and political credibility.” The Tuam Home Survivors Network has criticised Katherine Zappone for the letter she delivered to Pope Francis during his visit, claiming that her act was “nothing more than a publicity stunt.” The Minister […]

8 years ago

Catherine Corless refuses invite to meet Pope Francis in Dublin

“I just felt I had to take a stand with the babies on that day.” Galway historian Catherine Corless has refused an official invite which would see her meet Pope Francis during his time in Ireland this weekend, as she had decided to “stand with the babies.” Corless – whose tireless work uncovered a mass […]

“I just felt I had to take a stand with the babies on that day.” Galway historian Catherine Corless has refused an official invite which would see her meet Pope Francis during his time in Ireland this weekend, as she had decided to “stand with the babies.” Corless – whose tireless work uncovered a mass […]

8 years ago

WATCH: Catherine Corless received a brilliant standing ovation on The Late Late Show

Well-deserved… Catherine Corless appeared on last night’s Late Late Show with Ryan Tubridy to tell her story regarding the Tuam mother and baby home. The local historian was instrumental in the uncovering of the substantial remains at the mother and baby home in Galway following her extensive research on the subject. On the show, she […]

Well-deserved… Catherine Corless appeared on last night’s Late Late Show with Ryan Tubridy to tell her story regarding the Tuam mother and baby home. The local historian was instrumental in the uncovering of the substantial remains at the mother and baby home in Galway following her extensive research on the subject. On the show, she […]

9 years ago

COMMENT: The lessons of Tuam can only be learned with a new Irish constitution

Dion Fanning writes about the lessons that Ireland needs to learn, from Tuam and elsewhere, in order to escape the mistakes and the traumas of the past. In 1979, a US mini-series called ‘Holocaust’ was broadcast on West German television. A Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel had previously described it as ‘untrue, offensive and cheap’. Yet […]

Dion Fanning writes about the lessons that Ireland needs to learn, from Tuam and elsewhere, in order to escape the mistakes and the traumas of the past. In 1979, a US mini-series called ‘Holocaust’ was broadcast on West German television. A Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel had previously described it as ‘untrue, offensive and cheap’. Yet […]

9 years ago