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’s easy to see how Tuam defined public perceptions of mother and baby homes.