Overview
- The Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention in Tuam confirmed the latest recoveries, all interred in coffins within an area historically marked as a burial ground.
- ODAIT says the 33 sets of infant remains from this area date to the institution’s operation from 1925 to 1961, based on its analysis.
- Separately, seven sets of human remains found near the southern boundary wall are assessed as Workhouse-era burials from 1841 to 1918.
- DNA efforts continue with 28 family reference samples collected and engagement underway with a further 175 people to assess eligibility under the law.
- Investigators are constructing an above‑ground replica of a section of the historic tank system to test recovery methods for comingled remains, with the next public update due in April.