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Mass grave site with 166 bodies found in Mexico

# Veracruz

Mass grave site with 166 bodies found in Mexico

Sep 7th 2018, 7:05 AM 16,898 Views 9 Comments

Authorities have used drones and ground-penetrating radar to help them locate the bodies.

Report sets out five options of what could happen at Tuam

# Mass Grave

Report sets out five options of what could happen at Tuam

Dec 12th 2017, 3:40 PM 33,976 Views 65 Comments

The report said it would be particularly difficult to identify “commingled remains” and the remains of children under two.

Castlepollard Mother and Baby Home survivor: 'We're not shocked by the news'

# Column

Castlepollard Mother and Baby Home survivor: 'We're not shocked by the news'

Mar 3rd 2017, 7:30 PM 3,425 Views 86 Comments

Tuam must not be seen in isolation and unfortunately is only the tip of the iceberg, writes Paul Redmond.

Remains of young children and babies found in sewage chambers at Tuam mother and baby home

# Mass Grave

Remains of young children and babies found in sewage chambers at Tuam mother and baby home

Mar 3rd 2017, 11:26 AM 250,996 Views 442 Comments

In a statement, the Commission said it is “shocked by the discovery” and its investigation is continuing.

Historians may have discovered a mass grave from the Spanish Armada

# Co Clare

Historians may have discovered a mass grave from the Spanish Armada

Nov 6th 2015, 5:22 PM 25,782 Views 15 Comments

The find comes as part of a project designed to find the wreck of the San Marcos galleon

More than 200 people killed by IS 'found in mass grave'

# Syria

More than 200 people killed by IS 'found in mass grave'

Dec 18th 2014, 7:10 AM 5,542 Views 10 Comments

The ground that found the grave said the “vast majority” were civilians.

Suspects lead police to new mass graves in missing Mexican student case

# Discovery

Suspects lead police to new mass graves in missing Mexican student case

Oct 10th 2014, 9:48 AM 7,731 Views 7 Comments

It will take at least two weeks to identify the bodies through DNA analysis.

Devastating Bosnian floods unearths mass grave containing 24 people

# Bosnian War

Devastating Bosnian floods unearths mass grave containing 24 people

Jul 4th 2014, 6:20 PM 14,723 Views 19 Comments

Most of the victims were found with their hands tied behind their backs, officials said.

Opinion: Where does fatherhood feature in story of mother-and-baby homes?

# Fathers

Opinion: Where does fatherhood feature in story of mother-and-baby homes?

Jun 14th 2014, 7:00 PM 674 Views 73 Comments

Interestingly, in all the coverage about mother-and-baby homes over the past few weeks, the role of the fathers hasn’t been addressed to any extent.

We'll have to "wait and see" who leaked GSOC 'bugging' information - Fitzgerald

# Who Said What

We'll have to "wait and see" who leaked GSOC 'bugging' information - Fitzgerald

Jun 11th 2014, 11:22 AM 4,613 Views 21 Comments

The justice minister said that at least seven people had access to the information that was leaked to the media.

Tuam mass grave to be discussed at Cabinet this morning

# 800 Babies

Tuam mass grave to be discussed at Cabinet this morning

Jun 10th 2014, 7:51 AM 3,462 Views 23 Comments

Sinn Féin is calling for an independent judicial inquiry to be set up immediately.

Opinion: Horror doesn't belong to the past, Ireland's most vulnerable are still marginalised and neglected

# Children

Opinion: Horror doesn't belong to the past, Ireland's most vulnerable are still marginalised and neglected

Jun 8th 2014, 8:30 AM 279 Views 41 Comments

These are the unpalatable facts: we are living at a time of growing homelessness and food poverty, and we allow vulnerable children to socially excluded, neglected and ignored.

Aaron McKenna: The nation, not just the Church, bears responsibility for horrors of the past

# 800 Babies

Aaron McKenna: The nation, not just the Church, bears responsibility for horrors of the past

Jun 7th 2014, 8:00 AM 84 Views 161 Comments

For Irish people who lived through these times to claim no knowledge of what went on in places like Tuam is disingenuous – and smacks of “I was only following orders”.

Radar tests carried out on Tuam site to find mass grave

# 800 Babies

Radar tests carried out on Tuam site to find mass grave

Jun 6th 2014, 10:52 PM 25,463 Views 126 Comments

The test has been commissioned by the Irish Mail on Sunday which will publish the results in this weekend’s edition of the paper.

TD calls for Tuam mass grave to be declared a crime scene

# 800 Babies

TD calls for Tuam mass grave to be declared a crime scene

Jun 5th 2014, 12:58 PM 13,896 Views 178 Comments

Catherine Murphy was among those to call for a full public inquiry into the situation.

Mary Lou McDonald warns that Tuam mass grave could be one of 'dozens'

# Tip Of The Iceberg

Mary Lou McDonald warns that Tuam mass grave could be one of 'dozens'

Jun 4th 2014, 4:10 PM 20,277 Views 175 Comments

Sinn Féin’s deputy leader has called for a public inquiry to look into all mother and baby homes nationwide.

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Jun 3rd 2014, 10:58 PM 15,859 Views 7 Comments

Everyone’s talking about the Labour Party, the bodies of 800 babies in Tuam and a review of the Justice Department.

# Mass Grave

Opinion: Mass grave 'filled to the brim with tiny bones and skulls' shows how we cherish children

May 31st 2014, 4:00 PM 2,161 Views 282 Comments

The bodies of 800 “illegitimate” children, ranging in age from nine years to two days, have been uncovered in Tuam. But do people care any more now than they did then?

'It's time to do something' - The forgotten mass grave of 800 babies in Galway

# Unmarried Mothers

'It's time to do something' - The forgotten mass grave of 800 babies in Galway

May 27th 2014, 10:56 PM 60,688 Views 188 Comments

A campaign is now under way to construct a memorial.

# Srebrenica

Srebrenica grave exhumed at former UN base

Aug 2nd 2012, 3:58 PM 3,250 Views 2 Comments

Several Bosnian Muslims are believed to have been buried at the site 17 years ago.

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

Sep 25th 2011, 7:56 PM 1,422 Views 0 Comments

Catch up on the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

# Libya

Mass grave with bodies of over 1,200 prisoners reported in Libya

Sep 25th 2011, 5:54 PM 476 Views 7 Comments

NTC officials say the victims of a 1996 massacre by the Gaddafi regime.

# Libya

Libyans find mass grave, bodies of slain detainees

Sep 9th 2011, 10:15 PM 584 Views 9 Comments

Residents of a mountain village in western Libya have dug up the remains of 35 bound and blindfolded men who they say were shot at close range by Muammar Gaddafi’s military.

# Syria

Syria denies anti-regime protesters were buried in mass graves

May 18th 2011, 11:34 AM 236 Views 0 Comments

Syrian protesters have claimed that more than 20 bodies were removed from one grave and over 40 others were found in nearby fields – allegations the government insists are “completely untrue”.