An Open, Dark Secret: Ireland Reacts To Mass Grave Of Children

Published June 6, 2014 at 4:13 PM EDT

The bodies of hundreds of children were recently discovered in the Irish town of Tuam, left behind a former home for unmarried mothers. Alison O'Reilly of The Irish Mail broke the story, and she speaks with Robert Siegel about the mass grave and reactions to the news.

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