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Almost 900 people sign up to adoption tracing system - 32 have 'no contact' preference
Adopted people will finally get access to records after President signs Bill into law
Adopted people to get access to their birth certs and other records under new legislation
Roderic O'Gorman: We hope today's legislation will right decades of wrongs against adopted people
Roderic O'Gorman