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Proceedings Solicitor Neil Cosgrave told the court he was acting for 10 plaintiffs who were taking legal actions against the society, and warned that if the liquidation was to proceed the society would be “released” from the proceedings. He said the plaintiffs were “seeking to finally establish the true facts surrounding their births and subsequent illegal adoptions, with these fundamental facts having been concealed from them in some cases for over six decades”. In his affi...

OGorman says adopted people will get birth certs and other information under new legislation The minister has also launched a consultation process for a redress scheme for survivors of Mother And Baby Homes. By Órla Ryan Wednesday 10 Mar 2021, 5:10 PM Mar 10th 2021, 6:01 AM 18,039 Views 15 Comments Minister Roderic OGorman speaking in the Con...

Child protection expert to propose next step on illegal birth registration cases Wednesday, March 10, 2021 By David Young, PA An independent review of historic adoption practices in Ireland has found no confirmed evidence of further illegal birth registrations. The probe, which was triggered in 2018 after evidence of illegal registrations were discovered in the files of the St Patrick’s Guild Adoption Society, did however find evidence “suggestive” of incorrect registrations in a signific...

A government review into illegal adoptions has recommended against a full-scale inquiry into th...

The rights of an individual to access personal information will be at the centre of new legislation on information and tracing.

Review based on small sample suggests up to 20,000 suspicious cases may be in archives

An independent review into adoption societies has found no additional confirmed cases of illegal birth registrations.

Last week, the Sisters of Charity – which ran St Patrick’s Guild – said it was “deeply saddened” by disclosures in the RTÉ Investigates programme on illegal adoptions. The religious order called for “a full and comprehensive Government inquiry into adoption practices in the State since 1922”. A statement added: “St Patrick’s Guild clearly played a role in what happened over many decades. We deeply regret the hurt and harm caused and hope that a f...

A government review into illegal adoptions has advised against a full-scale inquiry into the issue. The review said it was unlikely concrete proof that

In a statement, Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman said he had asked the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Dr Conor OMahony, to examine issues arising from the review report and to propose next steps on illegal birth registrations. Tusla had been able to identify incorrect registrations – in many cases where the adoptive parents were registered as biological parents – in St Patrick’s Guild’s records because, unusually, there was a marker specifying “adopted from birth”. ...