Woman who claims she was forced to give up her baby for adoption, settles High Court case

The alleged removal of her baby from her in 1980, it was claimed, has had lifelong adverse effects on the woman

Sources have indicated there are a number of cases in the pipeline relating to alleged forced or alleged illegal adoption and relating to events in the 1980s and as far back as the 1940s. File photo

A woman who claims she was forced to give up her child for adoption as an unmarried mother in a mother and baby home has settled her High Court action.

The woman was not in the High Court as the settlement of her case was announced. Her counsel, Conor Power SC instructed by McGuigan Solicitors, told the High Court on Thursday that the woman who is now a pensioner is "a very vulnerable individual".