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A father in the West: “I came home to an empty house”

John · Co. Galway · 27 June 2026

I want to share what happened to me, without naming anyone, because I know I am not the only one.

One day everything was normal. The next, I had no access to my children and nowhere to turn. The process moved so fast that by the time I could be heard, months had passed.

I am telling my story because change only happens when we stop being silent. Children deserve both parents, and both parents deserve to be heard.

This is how change starts — share it.

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