IRELAND
Herald
Cormac Murphy– 06 February 2013
PUBLIC demonstrations in support of Magdalene survivors will be held on the streets of Dublin unless Taoiseach Enda Kenny steps up and makes a full and proper apology.
Claire McGettrick, of the Justice For Magdalenes group, today warned that the fight for justice for the women who lived in slave-like conditions in institutions run by nuns is far from over.
Redress
The comments come following the publication yesterday of an 18-month inquiry headed by outgoing Senator Martin McAleese.
So far there has been no official apology from the State or any commitment to provide a a redress scheme for the survivors.
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