IRELAND
Irish Examiner
A recently published report into the Magdalene Laundries found direct State involvment in the institutions.
The Taoiseach has already apologised to survivors on behalf of the State, calling their treatment “a national shame”.
Efforts are now underway to secure adequate compensation payments for the survivors.
Spokesperson of the Justice for Magdalenes group Claire McGettrick said the group was “still in the process of digesting (the findings of) the McAleese report”.
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