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Sally McAndrew says nuns threatened to put her in a vaccine trial when her mother put off signing her adoption papers.

Michael Byrne says knowing more about his past would give him ‘a little more peace’

Catriona Crowe examines the Commission’s report, details its shortcomings and issues, and explains what needs to happen next.

The legislation will likely change the long-standing situation where the right to privacy of the birth mother took precedence over the rights of the adopted person. "What were seeking to do there is balance a right to know your identity, to know your origins - a basic human need, which I think we all accept and recognise  - with that right to privacy. "In doing so weve tried to make a clear distinction between access to information and contact. "So whereas we say adopted people have a right t...

Gaining recognition of status easier for trafficking victims under proposals Proposals for consideration include rights of adopted, healthy society and Moore Street site Tue, May 11, 2021, 01:00 Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton: proposes State bodies and NGOs in addition to the Garda will have a role in identifying victims of human trafficking and referring them for help. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 ou...

); Geraldine was born in St Patricks, her sister Pauline was born in Bessborough - 50 years later they found each other Four years ago a social worker “stumbled across” information that would change their lives forever. By Órla Ryan Sunday 2 May 2021, 12:05 AM May 2nd 2021, 12:05 AM 51,448 Views 0 Comments File photo Image: Shutterstock...

Gardaí are coordinating a national response to reports of illegal adoptions and forged birth registrations amid calls for an inquiry into the practices. The force is considering the most "appropriate" action to take in cases where there is evidence that crimes have been committed but too much time has elapsed to allow a proper investigation, two senior sources said. A trawl of historic complaints about illegal adoptions across all garda divisions and a review of the files is likely to be a fir...

When the authorities fail to act, says Susan Lohan, “often it’s left to the arts community to highlight egregious human rights abuses”. The Abbey Theatre’s latest project is a case in point, the co-founder of the Adoption Rights Alliance believes. This St Patrick’s Day it will stream a new production entitled Home: Part One. Devised as a response to January’s long-awaited report on mother and baby institutions, it features 46 women — Lohan among them — including survivors, publ...

The State is planning to fight legal claims being taken by survivors of mother and baby homes, the Irish Independent has learned.

THE State is planning to fight legal claims being taken by survivors of mother and baby homes, the Herald has learned. Several lawsuits have been lodged in the wake of a Commission of Investigation report, which detailed alarmingly high child mortality rates and the infliction of emotional abuse on mothers. Despite the damning findings, correspondence from the State Claims Agency (SCA) indicates it plans to fight the cases by arguing they fall outside the statute of limitations. If successful, ...