
‘She never accepted no’: Liam Neeson on dogged heroine behind Tuam mass baby grave film
Catherine Corless and Liam Neeson at the Dublin gala screening of The Lost Children of Tuam. Photograph: GEMC/GMD/BackgridView image in fullscreenCatherine Corless and Liam Neeson at the Dublin gala screening of The Lost Children of Tuam. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty for IMDbIt prompted the actor – and former altar boy – to use his heft in the film industry to become a producer for the first time.
- ▪Catherine Corless and Liam Neeson at the Dublin gala screening of The Lost Children of Tuam.
- ▪Photograph: GEMC/GMD/BackgridView image in fullscreenCatherine Corless and Liam Neeson at the Dublin gala screening of The Lost Children of Tuam.
- ▪Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty for IMDbIt prompted the actor – and former altar boy – to use his heft in the film industry to become a producer for the first time.
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Catherine Corless and Liam Neeson at the Dublin gala screening of The Lost Children of Tuam. Photograph: GEMC/GMD/BackgridView image in fullscreenCatherine Corless and Liam Neeson at the Dublin gala screening of The Lost Children of Tuam. Photograph: GEMC/GMD/BackgridMovies‘She never accepted no’: Liam Neeson on dogged heroine behind Tuam mass baby grave filmCatherine Corless’s exposure of almost 800 infant deaths at a home led by nuns prompted Neeson to bring the story to screenRory Carroll Ireland correspondentFri 25 Sep 2026 02.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 25 Sep 2026 02.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLiam Neeson still remembers his shock and shame when he read a New York Times article about the mother and baby institution in Tuam, County Galway.It was 2017 and the article…
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