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Use of next-generation sequencing technology for examining mitochondrial DNA material will represent a new departure for State laboratory

One of the first people Daniel MacSweeney met after his appointment as the Director of Authorised Intervention at Tuam last July was John Higgins.

The sister of a baby girl believed to be among the Tuam babies has said she will not be a “silent voice” in her role on an advisory board overseeing the excavation of the site.

The country is gearing up to fight the triple threat of Covid, RSV and flu this winter, with “significant levels” of community transmission expected, Cabinet will be told today.

Some 27 new Bills will be prioritised for publication between now and the beginning of 2024

Daniel Mac Sweeney was working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Lebanon when the Tuam babies’ scandal broke in 2014. The University of Galway graduate was involved in research and identification of missing persons, of which there were around 3,000 associated with the Middle Eastern country’s civil war from 1975-95. Almost […]

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Contact with local residents crucial - TD

The Irish government has appointed Daniel Mac Sweeney as the Director to oversee the excavation and recovery of children’s remains at the site of the former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam.

Catherine Corless speaks as the Irish government announces a director to oversee an excavation.