Tuam mother and baby home campaigner to receive honorary degree

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Historian Catherine Corless, who uncovered the Tuam mother and baby home story, will be conferred with an honorary degree at NUI Galway tomorrow. She is one of 4 recipients of honorary degrees from the university this autumn. Catherine Corless from Brownsgrove will be conferred with a Doctor of Arts at NUI Galway on Monday afternoon. (15/10) On Tuesday, musician Sharon Shannon will be conferred with a Dctor of Music. A Doctor of Laws will be conferred on disability activist, Helen Rochford Brennan on Wednesday morning, while Brendan Dunford of the Burren Life project will be conferred with a Doctor of Science on Wednesday afternoon.