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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 what it is like to ...

30 Jun 2022 at 12:49

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Campbell wants Civil Registration office refurbishment

Sinn Féin Councillor Anne Campbell has called on the HSE to refurbish the Births, Deaths and Marriages office in Dundalk, whilst also welcoming news of it's reopening after a temporary closure in the spring. The office, located at Louth County ...

09 Jun 2018 at 11:54

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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 the ...

01 Jul 2022 at 12:13

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Exact same number of babies born in Louth in Q1 of 2018 as in Q1 2017

CSO figures released today, show that the total number of babies born in the first three months of 2018 in Louth, is the exact same number as in the first three months of 2017. 457 babies were born to mothers living in Louth between ...

31 Aug 2018 at 13:08

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Congratulations! Latest bundle of joy welcomed to Louth community

ONE LOUTH community is over the moon to welcome a new baby to the parish. Carmel and Keith Witherow from Cortial, have welcomed their third boy to their growing family. Baby Shea now joins his brothers Daire and Rian as the latest ...

17 Dec 2023 at 14:00

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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 order ...

12 Sept 2022 at 11:53

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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 ...

03 Oct 2022 at 12:34

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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 on ...

04 Aug 2022 at 12:05

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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 2020. ...

05 Apr 2022 at 12:41

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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 figures show ...

22 Sept 2022 at 11:48

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All Irish homes to receive booklet detailing 'historic' new birth information law

A booklet detailing a new law on birth information and tracing will be sent to every household in Ireland. According to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, who ...

26 Jul 2022 at 12:32

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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 ...

09 Mar 2022 at 10:24

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