What it's like to adopt a child from abroad

Helen O’Callaghan talks to Jennifer Phillips, a woman who found adopting a child from abroad to be a challenging, rewarding and enriching experience. 

HOLLY PHILLIPS is very lively and chatty and loves pretend play. The almost three-year-old also likes to show off her Ethiopian friends, children who like her have been adopted into Irish families.

Jennifer Phillips, aged 48, adopted Holly in Ethiopia when she was just six months old.