IRELAND
Irish Eaminer
By Conall Ó Fátharta
Irish Examiner Reporter
Just one of the religious orders that ran Magdalene laundries has offered a specific apology to the women who suffered in their care.
The Religious Sisters of Charity, which ran laundries in Donnybrook, Dublin, and Peacock Lane, Cork, offered an apology but also said it acted in good faith.
“We apologise un-reservedly to any woman who experienced hurt while in our care. In good faith we provided refuge for women at our Magdalene homes in Donnybrook and Peacock Lane. Some of the women spent a short time with us; some left, returned and left again and some still live with us,” said a statement.
However, the remaining orders insisted they acted in good faith.
The Good Shepherd Sisters, which ran laundries in Limerick, Waterford, Cork, and New Ross, said in a statement: “We were part of the system and the culture of the time.
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