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Ex-Minister Sent Letter of Concern over Bessborough Site

Katherine Zappone says burial checks at Bessborough were insufficient and backs calls for forensic review of 859 babies, infants and 19 mothers.

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A submission to An Coimisiún Pleanála by former minister for children Katherine Zappone raised serious concerns over the mother and baby home site at Bessborough in Cork.

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Ex-minister Zappone sent letter of appeal over plans to build apartments on Bessborough site

In a letter to An Coimisiún Pleanála, the former minister for children said the efforts to locate burial grounds at Bessborough were “not sufficient”.

·Dublin, Ireland
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Irish TimesIrish Times
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Former minister Zappone raised concerns about building apartments on Bessborough site

Burial place of more than 800 children from Cork mother and baby home remains unknown

·Dublin, Ireland
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Ex-minister sent letter of concern over Bessborough site

A submission to An Coimisiún Pleanála by former minister for children Katherine Zappone raised serious concerns over the mother and baby home site at Bessborough in Cork.

·Ireland
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Irish ExaminerIrish Examiner
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Bessborough survivor urges Micheál Martin to follow through on commitment to purchase site

Madeleine Walsh Marvier's son William was born in Bessborough in 1960 and died six weeks later

·Cork, Ireland
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Irish Examiner broke the news in Cork, Ireland on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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