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5. The Final Throw
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Martin's adoption file feels like Laura's last chance to find his birth mother. Will it finally solve the mystery? From 2022.
Laura McDaid is trying to fulfil a last request to her friend, Irish journalist Martin Barry to track down his birth mother and pass on a message. Martin died at the Dignitas Clinic in Zurich 17 years ago.
Laura visits Bessborough to see for herself where Martin was born.
His adoption file feels like the last chance she has to find her, will it provide the information that she needs?
Producer: Kerry Jamison
A BBC Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2022.
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Fri 12 Jun 202609:30
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