Illegal adoption scandal another ‘dark chapter’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described the illegal adoption scandal as another ‘dark chapter’ in our history, which needs to be handled with the utmost sensitivity.

Illegal adoption scandal another ‘dark chapter’
Thu, 31 May, 2018 - 01:00
Daniel McConnell

He said the Ireland of the past is like a foreign country.

In the Dáil yesterday, he issued a fresh apology to those affected by the illegal adoption cases.

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