Adoption scandal is only going to get bigger

Leo Varadkar has claimed that “what’s different” about the latest revelations in relation to St Patrick’s Guild is that this is the first time we have found “documentary evidence” of such cases.

The State has been aware illegal birth registrations were carried out to arrange illegal adoptions for decades.

Documented cases of illegal registrations relating specifically to St Patrick’s Guild have been reported by this newspaper since 2010.