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'); 'We were told our mothers were prostitutes and ne'er-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 Susan Lohan Susan Lohan SUSAN LOHAN HAS been campaigning for the rights of adopted people for 2...

Mother and baby homes report fails to fully address the issue of illegal adoptions It is estimated that 15% of children born in Ireland's mother and baby homes were illegally adopted, but this week's report has left the issue — officially at least — hidden in plain sight Newspapers in the 1950s were able to report that hundreds of children were being flown to the US  and the work of researchers including Conall Ó Fátharta and Mike Milotte make it clear that Ireland was the centre of a vast international forced adoption ring. Picture: iStock Thu, 14 Jan, 2021 - 11:00 Neil Michael It�...

Philomena Lee says Ireland must ensure mother and baby home 'atrocities' never happen again Lee also said she is “dismayed” that some details from the Mother and Baby Homes report were leaked. By Órla Ryan Monday 11 Jan 2021, 12:37 PM Jan 11th 2021, 12:37 PM 21,931 Views 32 Comments Philomena Lee (file photo) Philomena Lee (file photo) Image: Niall Carson/PA Archive/PA Images PHILOMENA LEE HAS said Ireland must ensure that the “atroc...

Welcome back. the 86th academy awards are in the books. and last night's show featured all the glamour we expect to see from the oscars. >> there are so many great moments, we really don't know where to start so we enlisted the help of an expert. joining us is grae drake, senior editor at rotten tomatoes. thanks so much more coming in. >> absolutely. >> so, this show was unusual. lots of films with heavy messages, atds, slavery, political corruption, forced adoption. and the academy honored that level of emotional acting. was this a surprise at all? >> not a surprise at all. it is absolutely n...