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Bessborough Land Deal or Development | Cork News
Nine out of ten Cork city elected officials are demanding the government buy the Bessborough site—either through negotiation or compulsory purchase—after the planning commission approved hundreds of new apartments despite evidence of unmarked graves of missing children. The former mother and baby home buried over 900 infants, with burial records missing for most, and a 2021 commission confirmed it’s likely some children and women are buried on the land. Survivors and advocates want the site transformed into a national memorial, a cause now uniting politicians across parties. With development…
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