Pope Francis has denounced how Irish children were "robbed of their innocence and taken from their mothers" by Catholic Church-run institutions that put them up for adoption for the shame of having ...

Irish adoption agency records are to be examined to determine the extent of the illegal adoption practice in Ireland. The Chief Executive of children’s charity Barnardo's claimed, in May 2018, that as ...

Professor Éamon de Valera, Jr, the son of former President of Ireland Éamon de Valera, is accused of organizing illegal adoptions in Ireland in a new RTÉ Investigates documentary. “Who Am I: Ireland’s ...

DUBLIN — For decades, Irish society stigmatized unwed mothers, pressuring them to give up their newborns, often in shadowy adoptions. Now, the Irish government, after years of inaction, has begun ...

Actor Steve Coogan from the film" Philomena", an Oscar Best Picture nominee, arrives with Philomena Lee, whose life was featured in the film, at the 25th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards in ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) – The Irish government has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the treatment of children at Catholic church homes for unmarried mothers, including accusations of forced ...