Susan Lohan: Philomena Cheered by Stars While the State Turns Deaf Ear

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THE ‘real’ Philomena Lee, subject of the film Philomena, deserves the admiration and thanks of Ireland’s forgotten adopted people and their natural mothers for her undaunting campaign to have this dark chapter of our history highlighted. Thanks to the determination of this dignified 80-year-old lady, her daughter Jane, writer Martin Sixsmith, film producer Steve Coogan and movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, …

Americans adopted out of Ireland will be able to find out their birth parents

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New legislation being drawn up by the Irish Government will see as many as 50,000 adopted people gain the right to their birth certificate. The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill is the first of its kind and will be discussed at this week’s cabinet meeting. It is expected to operate both retrospectively and for all future adoptions. Due to legal …