IRELAND
IrishCentral
A decision by Ireland’s Department of Health to give the Sisters of Mercy the “sole ownership” of the new National Maternity Hospital has left thousands furious.
At the time of writing a petition asking the Government to reconsider the move has been signed by 40,000 and rising.
The Sisters of Charity were previously lambasted in the 2009 Ryan Report into child abuse as one of Ireland’s most culpable institutions; in part they were responsible for the management of the Magdalene Laundries which infamously imprisoned women who gave birth to children out of wedlock.
The petitions says the institution owes €3 million to survivors but is refusing to hand over the cash.
The petition demands, “Show the state we will not allow the abuse of our babies, children, and women to be swept under the rug… Deny them ‘sole’ ownership. Demand they formally apologise and pay redress.”
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