Struggling parents want boy cared for in UK

A 10-year-old boy born with foetal alcohol syndrome is at the centre of an Anglo-Irish legal debate after his adoptive parents said they are struggling to cope.

The boy was born in England and adopted aged two after being taken into care by social services staff, a senior family court judge has heard.

Shortly afterwards his adoptive parents moved to a new home near Dublin, and the boy lived in Ireland for more than seven years.