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Bill to help adoptees find birth parents must include right to privacy - O'Gorman

The Minister for Children has insisted a right to privacy must be included in a new Bill to help those who are adopted to find their birth parents. Roderic O’Gorman made the comments as amendments to the Birth Information and Tracing Bill were ...

09 Mar 2022 at 10:24

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Applications open for access to birth information from today

People seeking information about their birth, early life, medical information or who want to trace their origins will be able to do so from today (Monday). A statutory tracing service will enable those who wish to make contact with birth ...

03 Oct 2022 at 12:34

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Adoptees and parents in Ireland urged to register contact preferences

The Adoption Authority of Ireland has welcomed the commencement of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 and invites adopted persons, parents, and others affected by the Act to register their preferences in relation to contact with ...

01 Jul 2022 at 12:13

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Glenties had lowest birth rate while Tallaght experienced highest in 2022

Glenties in Co Donegal had the lowest birth rate in 2022, while Tallaght in Dublin experienced the highest birth rate during the same period, new figures show. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released Births and Deaths at Local ...

05 Aug 2025 at 13:15

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Study tracking lives of Irish babies will 'greatly benefit policy making' - O'Gorman

A new Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) birth cohort has been approved by the Irish government. The lives of a new generation of Irish children - babies yet to be born who will be nine months old in 2024 - will be tracked to determine ...

30 Jun 2022 at 12:49

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This region of Leitrim has the highest fertility rates in all of Ireland

Recent figures reveal that an area of Leitrim has earned the title of being Ireland's most fertile area. According to a new report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), released on July 24 and titled 'Births and Deaths at ...

25 Jul 2024 at 11:02

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Minister for Children signs order making birth information accessible from October

The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has signed an order making birth information and tracing services accessible from October 3. Minister Roderic O'Gorman today (September 12) signed the ...

12 Sept 2022 at 11:53

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Almost 900 people apply to adoption Contact Preference Register

A total of 891 adopted persons and relatives applied to the new Contact Preference Register last month following the commencement of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022. The landmark legislation, which was enacted ...

04 Aug 2022 at 12:05

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'Unimaginable' - Tributes paid after woman dies giving birth at University Hospital Galway

University Galway Hospital has confirmed that a 38-year-old woman died suddenly while giving birth at the hospital. Teresa Charlin-Foy had collapsed at home and was rushed to hospital where she gave birth to a baby girl ...

17 Dec 2024 at 13:28

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Ireland could be about to enter a post-pandemic baby boom

Birth rates increased in Ireland last year, possibly indicating an impending baby boom in the country. Latest HSE figures show there were 59,874 babies born in hospitals and maternity units last year, up 3,000 from ...

05 Apr 2022 at 12:41

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Births, deaths and marriage registration offices reopen to the public in Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon and Cavan

The public offices of the Civil Registration Service have reopened to the public for the registration of births or deaths, or to give notice of intention to marry. According to the HSE, it is likely that some ...

04 Oct 2021 at 11:23

National News

More than 16,000 seek to make contact under new Birth Information and Tracing Act

A total of 16,634 adopted persons, birth parents, and other relatives have now registered with the Adoption Authority of Ireland to state their preferences about making contact with birth relatives. Latest ...

22 Sept 2022 at 11:48

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