IRELAND
The Sun
By MYLES McENTEE
Political Correspondent
SURVIVORS of the Magdalene Laundries cried yesterday as they told Taoiseach Enda Kenny their harrowing stories.
Six women who served in the nun-run workhouses had an emotional three-hour meeting with Mr Kenny and Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore at Government Buildings.
Speaking afterwards, the survivors praised the meeting — and said it had helped bring some “closure” to the affair.
And they said they were sure Mr Kenny would make a formal apology on behalf of the State for their treatment, as highlighted in the McAleese Report.
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