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We are delighted to announce that our Partner, Fiona Duffy has become the first Irish lawyer to be admitted as a Fellow of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys [...]

The demand for fertility treatment is increasing exponentially. Unfortunately, the law in many countries has failed to keep up. Ireland is no exception. In Ireland there is no regulatory [...]

Can Ireland be a World Leader in Recognising and Regulating International Surrogacy The report of the Joint Oireachtas on International Surrogacy was published on Wednesday 6th July 2022, well [...]

On 28th February the Minister for Health received cabinet approval for the publication of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 and its presentation to the Dáil. [...]

The Department of Justice has this morning announced the establishment of a Special Joint Oireachtas Committee to examine issues surrounding international surrogacy. [...]

see link – https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0121/1274976-surrogacy-oireachtas/

This case concerns an application for an Irish passport for a child born in the UK through surrogacy. The application was based on the citizenship of his non biological parent. The principal [...]

This case concerns an application to the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) to register the American domestic Stepparent adoption of children born through surrogacy in the USA on the Register of [...]