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 ...

Pope Francis says parents of gay children shouldn’t condemn them, ignore their orientation or throw them out of the house. Rather, he says they should pray, talk and try to understand. Speaking to ...

DUBLIN, June 10 (Reuters) - The Irish government has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the treatment of children at Catholic church homes for unmarried mothers, including accusations of ...

The Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) has released a report offering an in-depth study of the Irish domestic adoption process over the course of 70 years. The AAI's "Reflections on the Irish ...

Street art in Dublin in 2013 protests Ireland's system of adopting the babies of unmarried mothers from mother and baby homes, which were often run by Catholic nuns. The Birth and Information Tracing ...