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Bessborough Site Faces State Takeover | Cork News
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has intervened to push for the State to acquire the Bessborough mother and baby home site in Cork, with reports the government is ready to fund the purchase if Cork City Council can strike a deal with current owners. Survivors have long demanded State control of the 60-acre site, which once housed over 900 infant deaths — many of whose graves remain unmarked — and Martin himself has endorsed a memorial park as a dignified tribute. The move follows pressure from nine out of ten of his colleagues in Cork and backlash against a recent decision to approve 106 apartments…
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