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It is not possible to construct a schedule of works for the excavation and recovery of children’s remains at the site of the former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said this week when he appointed experienced envoy Daniel MacSweeney as the director to oversee the project.

BY Declan Varley

The regular use of the words ‘litir’ and ‘post’ in 15th century Irish manuscripts suggests that by that time a postal system was already in existence in Ireland. The English postal system was completely reformed by a man named Witherings in 1638 and he was then invited to do the same in Ireland. By the 1650s, mail was being carried by post boys who walked 16 to 18 miles a day between towns. It is believed the Galway Post Office was set up in 1653 when the Cromwellians were still here. In those early years, the local postmaster was expected to provide the premises, so every time a new postmaster was appointed, it meant a new main Post Office.

O'Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers is offering for sale this outstanding four bed detached bungalow located in the very sought-after location of Parkmore, Castlegar, Galway, a truly convenient and quiet setting.

Are you interested in a career as a beauty therapist? GRETB Beauty Therapy College Tuam, H54 XN28, will host an open day on Friday May 5 between 10am and 12.30pm.

BY MICHAELA MCGOUGH

A Tuam-based manufacturer of natural animal healthcare products is this year’s winner of the County Galway Enterprise Award for 2023, Local Enterprise Office Galway has announced.

Relatives as distant as half nieces and half nephews will be able to be matched to remains recovered in the exhumation at the Tuam mother and baby homes, as €4m worth of state of the art DNA technology is to be acquired by forensic investigators.

In 1991, on the crest of their wave, The Saw Doctors played an iconic concert in their hometown at Tuam Stadium that has stayed in the memory of their fans. In the interim, there have been many calls for the gig to be repeated — and finally it is going to happen.

The HSE’s national ambulance service in the west is currently reviewing Tuam’s ambulance base to see if it needs to be expanded.