Halligan wants gardai to interview surviving tuam nuns

A junior minister has called for Gardai to interview all surviving nuns from the Tuam mother and baby home.

John Halligan says he wants State intervention to ensure Church groups "take responsiblity for casting children into the dirt". In a statement he says a criminal investigation is needed, as it is clear children were neglected. He also wants the surviving Bon Secours sisters from the Tuam home to be interviewed about the post mortem practices and burial arrangements.