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theHandpuppet

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Sat Jun 7, 2014, 10:21 AM Jun 2014

Just how long has the Tuam "mother and baby home" coverup been going on?

What did officials know and just how long have they known? Who was involved in the coverup? The Justice Minister now says it is not clear when they will be in a position to determine if a criminal investigation is warranted. Really?

The Belfast Telegraph
June 7, 2014
Mass baby grave in Tuam, Galway: Irish president Michael D Higgins appalled at terrible reports

(excerpt)
Alliance chairman Paul Redmond said he had given Mrs Fitzgerald, when she was Children Minister, an 8,000-word report on the home but she had failed to take action.

He also revealed that he held three meetings with Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmaid Martin in 2012.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has asked Republic's Children's Minister Charlie Flanagan to put together a team of officials to establish what was involved and determine whether this was an isolated incident.

He said he understood the situation had been known about since 1972 and there were Dail records relating to inspections, dating back to the 1930s....

MORE at http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/mass-baby-grave-in-tuam-galway-irish-president-michael-d-higgins-appalled-at-terrible-reports-30336459.html

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Just how long has the Tuam "mother and baby home" coverup been going on? (Original Post) theHandpuppet Jun 2014 OP
How Republican ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #1
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