'I'm at my wit's end...I feel so alone. I can find nobody belonging to me,' says woman seeking birth cert

Ann grew up in a Longford orphanage, where she was told no record of her existed. Now, she is desperately searching for a birth cert to access basic services.

An emotional interview with a woman who grew up in a Longford convent and cannot track down her own birth certificate has touched people around the country.

Ann, speaking to Joe Duffy's Liveline today, told of her unsuccessful efforts to secure a birth certificate and how it means she cannot access some basic services.