Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com Thursday, May 31, 2018 By Conall Ó Fátharta, Irish Examiner Reporter Adoption campaigners want an immediate inquiry into the scale of illegal adoptions — a call they have repeatedly made for years. Claire McGettrick of the Adoption Rights Alliance (ARA) said an investigation into all illegal adoptions was now needed but said the current… Weiter »
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HSE knew of ‘quasi illegal’ Bessborough adoptions in 2011
Source: http://www.irishexaminer.com Wednesday, December 16, 2015 By Conall Ó Fátharta Irish Examiner Reporter A senior HSE social worker revealed in 2011 that Bessborough Mother and Baby Home files contained information on the “quasi-illegal deportation and adoption” of children to the USA, Britain, and Australia. The revelation is contained in a business plan prepared by principal… Weiter »
The United States and Vietnam are emerging as the top countries for Irish people adopting abroad
Source: http://www.independent.ie Foreign adoptions on the rise again, says report Eilish O’Regan Twitter 28/08/2015 The number of Irish who are successfully adopting a child from a foreign country is on the rise again, according to the annual report of the Adoption Authority. The updated adoption legislation of 2010 led to a slow-down in foreign adoptions as… Weiter »
Long-term foster kids now eligible for adoption
Source: http://www.independent.ie Eilish O’Regan and Tim Healy PUBLISHED 25/04/2015 | 02:30SHARE Hundreds of young people in long-term foster care will be eligible for adoption in the wake of the Supreme Court’s refusal to order a re-running of the 2012 children’s referendum. Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Geoffrey Shannon, said the draft heads of the legislation covering… Weiter »
No appetite to uncover scale of illegal adoption scandal
Source: http://www.irishexaminer.com Monday, April 13, 2015 By Conall Ó Fátharta Irish Examiner Reporter Calls for an audit of all the files held by accredited adoption agencies and by the State, so that the full scale of illegal adoptions and birth registrations can be uncovered, have always fallen on deaf ears, writes Conall Ó Fátharta You really… Weiter »
Irish gov confirms 2,000 babies illegally sent to US for adoption
Date: 2014-07-17 Source: http://www.irishcentral.com Kate Hickey @KateHickey_ July 17,2014 01:14 AM The Irish government has confirmed that the remains of almost 500 “unclaimed” infants were used for medical examinations and nearly 2,000 were put up for adoption in the United States. A document released by the government also shows that the remains of 474 babies were sent… Weiter »
6,000 adoptions from six mother and baby homes across 23 years
Source: http://www.irishtimes.com Records of placements show children being sent to US, Britain and Germany Thu, Jul 17, 2014, 01:01 More than 6,000 adoptions were recorded as having taken place in six mother and baby homes in the 23 years between 1950 and 1973, contemporaneous records show. The children went to a range of destinations including the… Weiter »
Authority admits thousands of adoptions illegal
Source: http://www.irishexaminer.com Monday, July 07, 2014 By Claire O’Sullivan and Conall Ó Fátharta Thousands of Irish people „must have been“ illegally adopted, with many taken out of the country, the Adoption Authority (AAI) has admitted. The controversial claims clash with statements from the then children’s minister and now justice minister, Frances Fitzgerald, who told the Dáil… Weiter »
Ireland: Vacant beds for children in care cost taxpayer €20m
Source: http://www.irishtimes.com Private operators charging up to €13,000 per week for beds for children Tue, Apr 22, 2014, 01:00 Taxpayers paid €20 million a year for empty beds in children’s residential centres aimed at providing care for vulnerable young people in State care, according to an internal report. In all, about 500 children at risk reside… Weiter »
Florida adoption ‘ethics’ warning
Source: http://www.irishexaminer.com Monday, April 14, 2014 By Conall Ó Fátharta Irish Examiner Reporter Just months before Ireland signed an adoption agreement with the US, the Adoption Authority (AAI) admitted there were wide ranging “difficulties” with the “practice and ethics” of adoptions from Florida. Responding to concerns from social workers, Celia Loftus, the AAI’s principal social worker,… Weiter »