Government considering investigation into Tuam babies

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The government is giving ‘active consideration' to an investigation into the discovery of the remains of nearly 800 children in Tuam. The remains of up to 800 children remain in a septic tank near a former home for unmarried mothers. It's thought some of the remains have been present for up to 90 years. The Childrens' Minister Charlie Flanagan this afternoon conceded that an investigation is being considered. Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald says a wide-ranging inquiry is needed into how women and children were treated at all ‘Mother and Baby' homes, including Magdalene laundries.