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Sunday 27 September 2020
The head of the Magdalene Survivors Together group said that they were now confident of a formal apology.
Members of the Magdalene Survivors Together will meet with Taoiseach Enda Kenny this afternoon but another group has sought clarification on the purpose of any meeting.
The hand of the State and religious bodies in what happened to the women of the Laundries is clear – but the hard facts of the McAleese report also shows that the Irish public was complicit too.
The Minister said the Government was determined to make right for the women who were “sorely wronged”.
The link between the State and the Magdalene laundries is clear – and survivors should be granted redress so they may have some comfort in the autumn of their lives, writes Aaron McKenna.
TDs will vote next Wednesday on whether to support a State apology, and to set up a unit to consider redress schemes.
Eamon Gilmore said the government is eager to listen to the women about their needs and about what its response to the report should be.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The statement issued by the party’s TDs and Senators this evening increases the pressure on Fine Gael in the wake of the Taoiseach’s non-apology.
There were mixed messages across the world’s newspapers and news websites today.
The government has come under fire for failing to provide a full apology on behalf of the State for its role in the Magdalene Laundries.
The Fianna Fáil leader said he was sorry his party did not deal with survivors when it was in government.
Dominic Hannigan and Gerald Nash are among those calling for an apology to be made by the government for the State’s role in admitting thousands of women to the laundries.
“I don’t want to use that type of language,” said the Minister for Justice.
The waiting game continues for survivors of the Magdalen Laundries despite report confirming direct State involvement in the system.
The country’s biggest trade union says mental anguish cannot be undone, and survivors should be compensated adequately.
A selection of numerical statistics drawn from the Inter-Departmental report, and about the report itself.
Amnesty International Ireland says the Magdalenes report reveals “major human rights abuses” and demands urgent action.
Senator McAleese said he hopes his report brings healing and peace of mind to survivors.
Survivors are demanding an official State apology, as well as the return of lost wages and a proper compensation scheme.
“Margaret was committed to industrial school in 1954. She was 2 yrs 4 mths old. She left 49 years later in a coffin.”
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The report had been delayed on three separate occasions over a seven month period.
In announcing a “charity sermon,” it speaks of “numberless unhappy females whom it has reclaimed from vice by religious and moral instructions”.
One woman tells the story of her mother who was sent to a Laundry in Dublin at the age of 16 – and died there at the age of 51.
The motion, due to be tabled by Sinn Féin, is set to take place today and tomorrow.
The Sinn Féin proposed motion has the support of 17 Independent TDs.
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Extracts from the Justice For Magdalenes submission to a Government committee about the State’s involvement at the institutions.
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The committee chairperson Martin McAleese said that extra information has to be examined which could add “in a meaningful way” to the overall outcome.
Diarmuid Martin has said that there were “questions still to be answered” in relation to the abuse scandal.
Revelations over child deaths are just the latest in a long line – and nothing will change unless we move beyond scapegoats, writes Aaron McKenna.
The Justice for Magdalenes group said that survivors and family members of survivors met with the Senator to discuss state interaction with the Magdalene Laundries.
Today marks a year since a UN committee criticised the State’s failure to protect women and girls confined to Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. Here a survivor of one institution shares her harrowing story and her frustrations.
Magdalene Survivors Together have criticised the government nearly a year after a UN committee recommended an inquiry into the State’s involvement in the running of the infamous institutions.
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It is almost a year since a United Nations Committee Against Torture recommended an independent inquiry and redress for former residents of the infamous Magdalene Laundries.
The issue of reparation for survivors of the Magdalene Laundries was brought to the UN Human Rights Council by the Irish Human Rights Commission and Women’s Human Rights Alliance at a special meeting today.
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A survivors’ group has said two more schools were used as laundries where young girls were forced to work.
ANY SIGNIFICANT LEVEL of flu in the community could lead to the Covid-19 test and trace system being overwhelmed as people present with similar symptoms, health experts say.
Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry told TheJournal.ie that because flu and Covid-19 both seriously impact on vulnerable and older groups, health officials want to “avoid a twin attack on the same populations” in Ireland.
He said the focus will also be on keeping down the level of flu among those who will not be seriously ill with it, but who may pass it on to those vulnerable groups.
This is why the flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of other groups this year, including to children aged two to 12. Previously this applied only to those over the age of 70.
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