22 more sets of infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam.
It brings the total number of infant remains found at the section currently being excavated to 33.
Excavators believe all of these infant bodies were buried between 1925 and 1961, when the home was open.
Some remains have also been recovered at other sections at the site, but these have been dated to the workhouse era 1841 to 1918.
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Eight more people have given family reference DNA samples, bringing the total to 28, while a further 175 people have enquired about providing samples.
Campaigner and historian Catherine Corless, says the infant remains were all buried in coffins:
