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Monica Dolan Stars in Film on Tuam's Lost Children

9/11/2025

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Monica Dolan stars in the Irish film “The Lost Children of Tuam,” directed by Frank Berry.
The film adapts a 2017 New York Times article by Dan Barry about the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam.
Dolan plays Catherine Corless, who revealed that 796 children may be buried in unmarked graves.
Excavation of the mass grave is set to begin in summer 2025.
Liam Neeson produces, highlighting the story's relevance to contemporary child care issues.

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Story summary

Monica Dolan stars in the Irish film “The Lost Children of Tuam,” directed by Frank Berry.
The film adapts a 2017 New York Times article by Dan Barry about the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam.
Dolan plays Catherine Corless, who revealed that 796 children may be buried in unmarked graves.
Excavation of the mass grave is set to begin in summer 2025.
Liam Neeson produces, highlighting the story's relevance to contemporary child care issues.