# Mass Grave

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# Veracruz

Mass grave site with 166 bodies found in Mexico

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

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Sep 7th 2018, 7:05 AM

# Mass Grave

Report sets out five options of what could happen at Tuam

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

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Dec 12th 2017, 3:40 PM

Voices

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

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

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Mar 3rd 2017, 7:30 PM

# Mass Grave

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

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

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Mar 3rd 2017, 11:26 AM

# Co Clare

Historians may have discovered a mass grave from the Spanish Armada

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

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Nov 6th 2015, 5:22 PM

# Syria

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

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

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Dec 18th 2014, 7:10 AM

# Discovery

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

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

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Oct 10th 2014, 9:48 AM

# Bosnian War

Devastating Bosnian floods unearths mass grave containing 24 people

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

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Jul 4th 2014, 6:20 PM

Voices

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

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.

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Jun 14th 2014, 7:00 PM

# who said what

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

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

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Jun 11th 2014, 11:22 AM

# 800 babies

Tuam mass grave to be discussed at Cabinet this morning

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

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Jun 10th 2014, 7:51 AM

Voices

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

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.

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Jun 8th 2014, 8:30 AM

Voices

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

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”.

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Jun 7th 2014, 8:00 AM

# 800 babies

Radar tests carried out on Tuam site to find mass grave

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

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Jun 6th 2014, 10:52 PM

# 800 babies

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

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

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Jun 5th 2014, 12:58 PM

# tip of the iceberg

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

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

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Jun 4th 2014, 4:10 PM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

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

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Jun 3rd 2014, 10:58 PM

Voices

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

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?

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May 31st 2014, 4:00 PM

# Unmarried Mothers

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

A campaign is now under way to construct a memorial.

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May 27th 2014, 10:56 PM

# Srebrenica

Srebrenica grave exhumed at former UN base

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

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Aug 2nd 2012, 3:58 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

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

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Sep 25th 2011, 7:56 PM

# Libya

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

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

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Sep 25th 2011, 5:54 PM

# Libya

Libyans find mass grave, bodies of slain detainees

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.

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Sep 9th 2011, 10:15 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Irish people’s €2 million flatpack habit; what NOT to say to a Leaving Cert student and the royal newlyweds’ starter home hell.

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Jun 8th 2011, 8:36 AM

# Syria

Syria denies anti-regime protesters were buried in mass graves

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”.

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May 18th 2011, 11:34 AM

# Mexico Deaths

72 bodies found at Mexico-Texas border

The victims are believed to have been killed by the notorious Zetas drug cartel.

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Aug 26th 2010, 4:13 PM