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); Opinion: She knocked on the door and the nun said her son was gone - the story of the forgotten foster children Jamie Canavan is researching the stories of children who were forced into ‘boarding out’, a term given to fostering in the early to mid last century. By Jamie Canavan Sunday 31 Jan 2021, 8:30 AM Jan 31st 2021, 8:30 AM 28,474 Views 12 Commen...

Susan Lohan from Malahide was just six months old when she was placed into forced adoption in Dublin in 1963. The child of an unmarried mother, like thousands of others she fell victim to a callous church and State who deemed it immoral for women to care for a child out of wedlock.

); Illegitimate children could contaminate the morals of society so had to be hidden and illegally adopted Adopted people and survivors of mother and baby homes say forced adoption was widespread, regardless of what the commission says. By Órla Ryan Sunday 17 Jan 2021, 8:00 AM Jan 17th 2021, 8:00 AM 33,005 Views 0 Comments File photo ...

); We were told our mothers were prostitutes and neer-do-wells. My mother was a senior civil servant, aged 30 Susan Lohan says adopted people have for decades been fed a false narrative about their mothers in the hopes they won’t try to find them. By Órla Ryan Saturday 16 Jan 2021, 10:30 AM Jan 16th 2021, 10:30 AM 119,120 Views 0 Comments S...

In 1926 Catherine, a trainee nurse in London, fell pregnant. Desperate, she sought help from the National Vigilance Association (NVA), established in 1885 “for the enforcement and improvement of public morality”. Fearful her matron would hear of her pregnancy, Catherine returned to Ireland and gave birth to a son in St Patrick’s Home, Dublin. She returned to London a few weeks later to continue her training. In a series of heartbreaking letters, Catherine and her baby’s sad story plays...

Updated / Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 15:38 Dr Laura Cahillane said a referendum on the right to access birth certs is not needed A senior law lecturer at the University of Limerick has said having a referendum on the legal right to access birth certificates, as recommended by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, would "complicate the issue". Dr Laura Cahillane said while the commission has recommended a referendum regarding the legal right to access birth certs, she believ...

My adoptive mother, Bridie King Burton, told me everything she knew about adoptions, orphanages, mother and baby homes, baby homes and institutions for children.

My adoptive mother, Bridie King Burton, told me everything she knew about adoptions, orphanages, mother and baby homes, baby homes and institutions for children.

Dublin councillor and county home survivor says apologies are empty unless action is taken He was an infant when he was part of two drug tests in Dublin’s Madonna House in the 1970s Updated Councillor Francis Timmons Want the latest breaking news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in acco...

County home survivor says apologies are useless unless action is taken As an older child Francis Timmons and a brother were fostered where Francis suffered abuse Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance wi...