St Columba’s Hospital included in investigation into Mother and Baby Homes

A local hospital is being included in an investigation into Mother and Baby homes.

St Columba’s Hospital in Thomastown is one of just four county homes to be included in the investigation.

14 mother and baby homes are also being looked into.

The Commission of Investigation are appealing to any locals who may have been a resident in or worked in St Columba’s, or any of the other institutions, up to 1998 to contact them.

Their freephone number is 1800 80 66 88.