923 children died in Bessborough Mother and Baby Home.
But burial records only exist for 64 of them.
The Commission concluded it was, “highly likely” some of those children were buried on the grounds.
Unbelievably, Cork City Council has granted planning permission for 140 apartments on the site.
05.03.2026 11:20
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Cairns slams granting of planning permission for 140 apartments on Bessborough lands - Social Democrats
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has expressed her horror at Cork City Council’s decision to grant planning permission for 140 apartments on lands at the former Bessborough mother and baby home. D...
Lands at the former Bessborough mother and baby home are the possible burial place of hundreds of unaccounted for children who died at this notorious institution.
It is outrageous that Cork City Council has now granted planning permission for 140 apartments on this site.
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27.02.2026 12:09
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Government must act to ease the suffering of women forced to travel for terminations - Social Democrats
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has criticised the Taoiseach’s refusal to provide a timeline for when the government will act on the recommendations of a 2023 review into the operation of Ireland...
Govt must act to ease the suffering of women forced to travel for terminations.
We need a firm timeline from Govt on when it will act on its own expert’s report on Ireland's abortion laws – not a vague commitment from the Taoiseach about another review.
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04.03.2026 14:40
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Two in five people with disabilities cannot afford heating or new clothes.
Yet instead of easing that pressure, the govt's budget left disabled people €1,400 worse off.
We know that one-off measures aren't sustainable – but pulling the rug out from under such a vulnerable group is indefensible.
31.01.2026 13:00
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