The comedian was adopted by her parents in the 1980s after being born in Roscommon, but was brought up in Dublin before searching for her birth parents as an adult
The comedian was adopted in the 1980s in Roscommon, but was raised by her parents in Dublin.
However, Joanne’s birth father moved to Australia, so she didn’t get the opportunity to meet her half brothers until now.
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