Magdalene Laundries
# magdalene-laundries - Monday 11 March, 2013
Magdalene group raises concerns with UN committee
Justice for Magdalenes is to meet with Justice John Quirke this week to discuss the establishment of a redress scheme.
# magdalene-laundries - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Magdalene women remembered in vigils in Dublin and Galway
Flowers were laid at the graves and tributes to the women were read out by representatives from various groups.
# magdalene-laundries - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Calls for Magdalenes to be given independent legal advice
A solicitor for some of the London-based women says the State should pay for legal representation as it did during the Redress Scheme.
# magdalene-laundries - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Nearly 800 inquiries about Magdalene Laundries fund
The Department of Justice is asking women who were in the laundries to fill out a form registering their interest in receiving money from a special redress fund being set up.
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Magdalene redress scheme may be widened, Taoiseach indicates
Former residents of the Summerhill Training Centre and the notorious Bethany Home could also be in line for redress, Enda Kenny indicated in the Dáil this morning.
Magdalenes invited to contact Department as redress process begins
Survivors are being invited to contact the Department of Justice as a former judge leads the process of establishing the best way to compensate the women.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Justice for Magdalenes welcomes the official State apology to victims
Justice for Magdalenes acknowledged the “sincere and heartfelt words of sorrow on behalf of all Irish citizens and the Irish State” expressed by the Taoiseach this evening.
Govt to pay €250,000 to fund UK centre for Irish Magdalene survivors
The funds will be given to the UK Step by Step Centre for Irish Survivors of Industrial Schools and the Laundries.
PIC: Enda Kenny meets Magdalene survivors in Dáil gallery
The Taoiseach stepped out of this evening’s Dáil debates to pop upstairs and greet the survivors.
VIDEO: Enda Kenny issues formal State apology to Magdalene survivors
Watch the Taoiseach’s full, historic 17-minute speech as he apologised to the women committed to Magdalene Laundries.
Kenny “deeply regrets and apologises unreservedly” to Magdalene women in emotional speech
The Taoiseach has apologised to the “blameless” Magdalene Laundries survivors for the hurt that was done to them, and any stigma they suffered.
In full: Enda Kenny’s State apology to the Magdalene women
“I, as Taoiseach, on behalf of the State, the government and our citizens deeply regret and apologise unreservedly to all those women for the hurt that was done to them…”
LIVE: Dáil debates the findings of the Magdalene Laundries report
TDs this evening debate the findings of the inter-departmental report, with expectations of a formal State apology.
# magdalene-laundries - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Government to make ‘specific announcements’ on Magdalene report on Tuesday
Minister Alan Shatter said that the focus is on producing a ‘comprehensive package of measures’ arising out of the recent report.
# magdalene-laundries - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Micheál Martin: ‘I do feel a certain degree of guilt over Magdalene Laundries’ Exclusive
The Fianna Fáil leader told TheJournal.ie it was wrong that the Magdalene Laundries survivors were not acknowledged when he was in government.
Shatter drops strong hint that Taoiseach will apologise to Magdalenes
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said the Government wants to bring closure to the issue.
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Child protection, children’s hospital and Magdalene apology
The Seanad today debates legislation extending the time for which the HSE can take a child from its parents.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
FF table motion calling for State apology to Magdalenes
Fianna Fail have called for the establishment of a dedicated unit within the Department of Justice and Equality to co-ordinate remaining aspects of the State’s response to victims of the Magdalene Laundries.
Magdalenes ‘absolutely delighted’ after meeting with Kenny and Gilmore
The head of the Magdalene Survivors Together group said that they were now confident of a formal apology.
# magdalene-laundries - Monday 11 February, 2013
Apology is ‘fundamentally important’ as Magdalenes meet Taoiseach today
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.
Lisa McInerney: Magdalene atrocities happened because society allowed them to
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.
# magdalene-laundries - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Howlin says State ‘must acknowledge Magdalenes and make amends’
The Minister said the Government was determined to make right for the women who were “sorely wronged”.
# magdalene-laundries - Saturday 9 February, 2013
Column: Magdalenes deserve the respect they were denied for so long – and a proper apology
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.
# magdalene-laundries - Friday 8 February, 2013
FF table Dáil motion to call for formal Magdalene apology
TDs will vote next Wednesday on whether to support a State apology, and to set up a unit to consider redress schemes.
Taoiseach and Tánaiste to meet with Magdalene survivors
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.
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
“An apology needs to be addressed” – Labour puts pressure on Taoiseach
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.
This is how the world reacted to the Magdalene Laundries report
There were mixed messages across the world’s newspapers and news websites today.
Justice Department got no specific legal advice on Magdalene report response
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.
Micheál Martin apologises for omitting Magdalenes from redress scheme
The Fianna Fáil leader said he was sorry his party did not deal with survivors when it was in government.
Labour TDs say government needs to apologise over Magdalene Laundries
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.
Shatter refuses to admit State’s involvement in laundries was wrong
“I don’t want to use that type of language,” said the Minister for Justice.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
‘We still live in a Magdalene Ireland’
The waiting game continues for survivors of the Magdalen Laundries despite report confirming direct State involvement in the system.
SIPTU calls for financial compensation for Magdalene survivors
The country’s biggest trade union says mental anguish cannot be undone, and survivors should be compensated adequately.
In numbers: the report into the State’s role in the Magdalene Laundries
A selection of numerical statistics drawn from the Inter-Departmental report, and about the report itself.
‘State must finally accept its role’: Amnesty responds to Magdalene report
Amnesty International Ireland says the Magdalenes report reveals “major human rights abuses” and demands urgent action.
Magdalene Laundries report finds direct State involvement
Senator McAleese said he hopes his report brings healing and peace of mind to survivors.
Pressure on Government as Magdalene Laundries report due
Survivors are demanding an official State apology, as well as the return of lost wages and a proper compensation scheme.
# magdalene-laundries - Sunday 3 February, 2013
# magdalene-laundries - Thursday 31 January, 2013
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