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Catherine Corless: Why I refused to give up on Tuam’s lost souls
For more than a decade Catherine Corless defied ridicule and disbelief in her search for the shocking truth of what happened at Tuam’s mother and baby home
Dig starts at Irish home where 796 infants died
The mass grave was discovered after local historian Catherine Corless found records showing hundreds of infants died at the mother and baby home between 1925 and 1961
Adams denies being in the IRA. History suggests otherwise
Following the former Sinn Féin president’s libel victory against the BBC, the documentary maker John Ware reflects on a 40-year campaign to rewrite a troubled past
How the camogie skort rebellion reached crisis point
Camogie players across Ireland are turning up to play in shorts in defiance of the sport’s governing body
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