IRELAND
Galway News
February 1, 2013
A report into the Magdalene laundries, including the Galway one, is due to be published next week. (tue 5 feb)
The report has been compiled by officials at five Government departments, chaired by Senator Martin McAleese.
The Magdalene laundries were run by four religious congregations and detained an estimated 30 thousand single mothers and women between 1922 and 1996.
In June 2011, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter announced that an investigation into the State’s role in the laundries would be carried out.
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