Daniel MacSweeney
Daniel MacSweeney is the director of the exhumation project at the former mother and baby institution site in Tuam, Co Galway, where he is overseeing a complex excavation process aimed at identifying the remains of children buried there, following revelations about their treatment and burial.
Not in the pool (under ¢1).
Recent news mentions
Daniel MacSweeney is the director of the team overseeing the excavation of the site in Tuam.
more than 100 people come forward to give DNA – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-09-02
Daniel MacSweeney is leading the excavation operation.
Los cientos de bebés que acabaron enterrados en una fosa común secreta en Irlanda
Uruguay· 2025-07-25
Daniel MacSweeney returned to his country after working with the International Red Cross to find the remains of the lost babies.
Los 800 bebés perdidos de Tuam | Internacional
Spain· 2025-07-20
Daniel MacSweeney is the head of the operation to recover the remains.
Los cientos de bebés que acabaron enterrados en una fosa común secreta en Irlanda
Panama· 2025-07-15
Daniel MacSweeney is leading the forensic excavation operation in Tuam.
Tuam is a microcosm for Ireland’s history of discarded bones – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-15
Daniel MacSweeney leads the office overseeing the excavation at the Tuam site.
Excavation begins of site of Tuam mother and baby institution – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-14
Daniel MacSweeney is leading the excavation team at the site in Tuam, aiming to recover and identify human remains.
Dig begins at site in Ireland believed to hold remains of nearly 800 infants | Ireland
United Kingdom· 2025-07-14
Daniel MacSweeney was appointed to lead the excavations in Tuam, having previously worked with the Red Cross.
Irlannin Tuamissa aletaan maanantaina kaivaukset satojen lasten tunnistamiseksi joukkohaudasta
Finland· 2025-07-13Daniel MacSweeney led the lengthy forensic investigation into the remains found at the home.
Izkop se začne v ponedeljek
Slovenia· 2025-07-13
Director Daniel MacSweeney met with Minister for Children Norma Foley at the site.
Higgins ‘open’ to visiting Tuam mother and baby home site as he welcomes excavation – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-13
Daniel MacSweeney is the head of the excavation operation.
How hundreds of babies and toddlers came to be buried in an unmarked mass graveUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-13
Daniel MacSweeney, who leads the exhumation of the babies’ remains at Tuam, said that survivors and family members will have an opportunity to view the works.
Works begin to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers’ home | News
Jamaica· 2025-06-22Daniel MacSweeney is leading the exhumation of the infant remains from the mass grave.
Ireland excavates mass grave with 800 children at former unwed mothers' home
United States· 2025-06-18
Daniel MacSweeney is overseeing the operation of the excavation site.
Preparatory work to identify remains of 800 infants at Irish mother and baby home begins | IrelandUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-16Daniel MacSweeney, said the process is likely to take two years and will be a unique and incredibly complex excavation.
Pre-excavation works at Tuam mother and baby home site get underway – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-16