Illegal adoptions: 'I don't have an identity now. It's like a tree falling over and the roots gone'

Illegal adoptions: 'I don't have an identity now. It's like a tree falling over and the roots gone'

The National Maternity Hospital, where Prof Eamonn de Valera Jnr arranged antenatal appointments for a woman who was not pregnant in order to facilitate an illegal adoption

A Dublin woman believes her illegal adoption and the adoption of many others amounted to "child trafficking".

An RTÉ Investigates documentary has exposed a number of disturbing revelations about Ireland’s illegal adoptions and some of the individuals who facilitated the once-common practice.

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