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Ireland's war on women


You wouldn’t expect a country like Ireland to be accused of breaching human rights. Our little green nation is best known for its rich culture and friendly ... ...

November 01, 2011 by Frieda Klotz 0
Campaigners for the Magdalene Laundries meet with Minister for Justice

Documentary on the Magdalene Laundries aired for the first time on Irish TV - VIDEO


The Irish language TV network, TG4, has aired the documentary "The Forgotten Maggies" for the first time on Irish television. ...

July 13, 2011 by JANE WALSH 4
Campaigners for the Magdalene Laundries meet with Minister for Justice

Campaigners for the Magdalene Laundries meet with Minister for Justice


As many as eight Irish government departments will be investigated as part of a new an inquiry into the Magdalene Laundries, according to a group representing the survivors who met with the Irish Justice Minister Alan Shatter at t ...

July 06, 2011 by DARA KELLY 3

Exhumed records shows Dublin customers of the Magdalene Laundries


A ledger from a Magdalene Laundry which was exhume, along with women’s remains in High Park in 1993, show the Catholic Church-run laundry’s Dublin customers. ...

June 24, 2011 by CATHY HAYES 19

Irish Government orders limited inquiry into abuse at Magdalene Laundries


The Irish Government has ordered a limited investigation in the torture and degrading treatment against women and girls who were housed in the Magdalene laundries, run by the Catholic Church. ...

June 16, 2011 by CATHY HAYES 9
Magdalene Laundry - girls at work

UN Torture Committee asks for inquiry into Magdalene laundries


The UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) has recommended that an independent inquiry be carried out into the abuse of women in Magdalene laundries in Ireland. ...

June 06, 2011 by JANE SMITH 25

Church accused of ignoring Magdalene Laundry survivors


The Catholic Church has been accused of taking a ‘deny ‘till they die’ attitude to the survivors of the Magdalene Laundries. ...

May 06, 2011 by CATHAL DERVAN 74

Irish Attorney General to examine Magdalene Laundries report


The Irish Government has requested the Attorney General to examine a damning report by the state's human rights watchdog which calls for a statutory enquiry into the running of the Magdalene Laundries. ...

November 11, 2010 by MOLLY MULDOON 2

Irish-American activists pressure government over Magdalene Laundries


Irish American activists are seeking to make the Irish government responsible for the maltreatment of young Irish women forced to work in Laundries. According to Mari Steed, spokeswoman of the group Justice for Magdalenes, the Iri ...

October 15, 2009 by FRIEDA KLOTZ 1
"The Forgotten Maggies" tells the stories of four women subjected to cruelty in Ireland's Magdalene laundries

Shocking new documentary tells stories of four Irish women forced into Magdalene laundries


“The Forgotten Maggies” is the title of a shocking new documentary by 22-year-old Irish filmmaker Steven O’Riordan, that tells the stories of four women whose live were marked by their forced placement in Ireland’s Magdalene laund ...

October 02, 2009 by CAHIR O'DOHERTY 3
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