Patrick Farrell settles illegal adoption case in High Court

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Patrick Farrell settled his illegal adoption action against St Patrick’s Guild and the State in the High Court, reported on 11 July 2018.

The action arose from his placement with an Irish family in 1961 and his mother’s long search for him. The defendants denied the claims. The parties reached a comprehensive agreement after four days of proceedings, and Mr Justice Denis McDonald struck out the case, with liberty to apply for it to be re-entered. The settlement terms were confidential.