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Previous winners of the award include the late Pat Hume
Historian Catherine Corless, has received a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Red Cross for her research into the mother and baby home in Tuam Co. Galway.
Her work led to the discovery of the death and burial of hundreds of children at the site.
Previous winners of the award include the late Pat Hume, WHO executive director Dr Mike Ryan and former Mountjoy Prison Governor John Lonergan.
Catherine Corless honoured by Red Cross for her work on Tuam babies https://t.co/PG4W8QD1fQ
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) November 8, 2021