Louth man and woman abandoned as babies on new RTE Documentary
Fifty years later, Helen Ward from Dundalk and John Dowling from Drogheda come forward on RTE's The Phone Box Babies to tell her story to the world
The Phone Box Babies is a gripping new documentary that reveals new insights into the lives and identities of three newborn babies abandoned in the 1960s in different parts of Ireland.
The shows airs on Wednesday 2 July, 9.35 pm on RTE One and RTE player.
The abandoned babies were discovered by random passersby in phone boxes, and in a car, without any identifying information or clue to their origins.
Helen Ward, born in 1968, was discovered in a Dundalk phone box. She features in the documentary to share her story on why she was abandoned and how her life has carried on fifty years later.
Also from Louth, John Dowling who was born in 1965, was found in a Drogheda phone box and shares his story too.
David McBride, born in 1962, was left in a car in a Belfast driveway and also features in the documenatry.
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Each baby was adopted and raised in different parts of Ireland and this new documentary uncovers details about the babies’ parents, where they came from, and why they were given up.
Fifty years later, as adults, they discover their connection to each other and embark on an emotional journey to uncover their identities.