Galway

Director appointed to oversee excavation of Tuam Mother and Baby Home site

Daniel Mac Sweeney, a former International Committee of the Red Cross envoy, will lead the independent office as the director of authorised intervention for the site in Co Galway

Funding of almost seven million euro has been made available for the 2023 costs of the multi-annual intervention. Picture: Getty

The Minister for Children has appointed a director to oversee the excavation and recovery of children’s remains at the site of a former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co Galway.

Daniel Mac Sweeney, a former International Committee of the Red Cross envoy, will lead the independent office as the director of authorised intervention for Tuam.

He was appointed following a recruitment campaign ran through the Public Appointments Service.

He will be responsible for ensuring ...