Welcome to the Adoption Support Network of Ireland

The Adoption Support Network of Ireland is a peer support network which exists to promote and demand equal human and civil rights for all those affected by the outdated, unjust Irish adoption system.  It is a sister organisation of Adoption Rights Alliance, which primarily concerns itself with adoption legislative changes and related issues.  Please see below for details of our support services.

Email
Please use email as the first point of contact with us if you have internet access.  As we run our services on a completely voluntary basis, we may not be able to respond to you immediately, however we hope our autoresponder will be of assistance in the meantime.   Our email address is: info@adoption.ie 

Helpline
Due to circumstances beyond our control (lack of resources), the helpline is suspended until further notice. Please contact us via email: 
info@adoption.ie 

Facebook
People affected by Ireland's closed secret adoption system have been participating in online forums for well over a decade and the value of having an internet based support network has been self evident.  Ireland's adoption community is spread far and wide both nationally and internationally and having an online forum brings people together instantly wherever they are in the world.  

Traditionally, adopted people joined Yahoo Groups (still available below) however, in recent years most people prefer to use Facebook.  To join our Facebook group please click the icon below.

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Note:  The Adoption Rights Alliance Facebook group is available here

Yahoo Forums

As part of its peer support network, ASNI operates a Yahoo! Group, which is relatively quiet in recent years due to the popularity of Facebook, however we have kept the group running for those who would rather not use Facebook.  

If you would like to join our online forum, click the Yahoo! icon below.  Please note we require applicants to briefly identify themselves and give us their reasons for joining before we can approve membership.  This measure is in place to protect members' privacy and information given will be treated in the utmost confidence.

Tracing Queries
If your query is related to tracing please download our Tracing Handbooks, available here, in which you can usually find the answer to your question.

Adoption Rights
If your query is related to your rights click here to return to Adoption Rights Alliance.