court and crimeUse of word 'abandonment' in adoption laws causing 'unnecessary hurt', judge saysJudge said more sensitive wording should be used in such laws to describe parents whose child is adopted
politicsRoderic O'Gorman apologises for 'hurt' of illegal birth registrations The minster has offered a formal apology on behalf of the Government to the people whose births were illegally registered
ourviewIrish Examiner view: State was complicit in failed birth registration systemReport by the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection maintains that as many as 20,000 individuals may have been affected by illegal birth registrations