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<p>Newspapers in the 1950s were able to report that hundreds of children were being flown to the US  and the work of researchers including Conall Ó Fátharta and Mike Milotte make it clear that Ireland was the centre of a vast international forced adoption ring. 	Picture: iStock</p>

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It is estimated that 15% of children born in Ireland's mother and baby homes were illegally adopted, but this week's report has left the issue — officially at least — hidden in plain sight
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Zimbabwe: Journey to the heart of Africa
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Irish children adopted by rich American families in the 50s and 60s have spoken of their harrowing Stateside childhoods in a new BBC documentary.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

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