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Bessborough Land Dispute Heads to Court | Cork News
Survivors and families of the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork have launched a high-stakes legal battle, filing for judicial review to halt construction of 106 apartments on the site — a move that could force the High Court to revisit one of Ireland’s most haunting historical tragedies. For nearly eight decades, Bessborough housed tens of thousands of women and children, with investigations revealing that 859 children’s graves remain unmarked — only 64 confirmed — and 31 women died there, with records for just 29. As political pressure mounts and calls for excavation grow louder, this…
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