Banished Babies: The Secret Story of Ireland's Baby Export Business
Mike Milotte
The story of baby trafficking organised by nuns, sanctioned by an archbishop, administered by civil servants and approved by politicians who tried to keep it secret…
In this re-issue of the 2012 second edition of his highly acclaimed Banished Babies, Mike Milotte uncovers in vivid detail how the State colluded with the Church to facilitate the export of thousands of ‘illegitimate’ children in the 1950s and 60s, and how a black market existed in which Irish babies were bought and sold beyond the fringes of the official scheme.
Mike Milotte's damning exposé was first published to critical acclaim ... Read more
Banished Babies will shock and anger anyone who is prepared to confront the truth about Ireland’s dark and sordid past.
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An Phoblacht
This book would make your blood boil...one of the finest pieces of journalism this reader has come across for many a day. The author, Mike Milotte, has done his profession proud.
Padraig O'Morain
The Irish Times
A brilliant exposé of the ... Read more