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# magdalene-laundries - Sunday 6 March, 2016
Public asked to lay flowers on graves of Magdalene women for Mother’s Day
At least 1,663 former Magdalene women are buried in cemeteries in Ireland – many in unmarked graves.
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
‘Six women from our group have passed away… it’s upsetting’
Some Magdelene survivors are “disappointed” with government support measures.
# magdalene-laundries - Friday 22 May, 2015
Magdalene survivors to get specialised health cards from next month
The women will be eligible for a range of health services from the start of July.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 13 January, 2015
How many died in Magdalene laundries? Survivors at odds with Government on the figures
Justice for Magdalenes is preparing a critique on the McAleese report into the Magdalene laundries.
# magdalene-laundries - Thursday 30 October, 2014
An inmate in Limerick Prison made these Magdalene-inspired quilts
The man’s teacher said most students in the prison have little or no art experience and the classes help them to see what they’re capable of.
# magdalene-laundries - Saturday 9 August, 2014
“Important services” missing from Magdalene survivors redress scheme
Justice for Magdalenes Research has said that it falls short of what was previously recommended to Government.
# magdalene-laundries - Monday 14 July, 2014
UN told symphysiotomy patients were ‘operated upon wide awake and often screaming’
The Justice Minister defended the State redress scheme for survivors of symphysiotomy at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva today.
# magdalene-laundries - Sunday 29 June, 2014
Opinion: Adoption, illegitimate children and ‘the bogey of proselytism’ in Catholic Ireland
The history of Ireland’s legal adoption battle is fraught with examples of church-state collusion, even after 1952 when legislation for it was finally enacted in Ireland.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 24 June, 2014
Government announces legislation to support Magdalene survivors
The Justice Minister also announced that lump sums totalling €12.8 million have been paid to survivors.
# magdalene-laundries - Saturday 14 June, 2014
County homes ruled out of inquiry to prevent a “bottomless quagmire”
The Minister for Children said the investigation into mother-and-baby homes must have a time-limit and be cost-effective.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 10 June, 2014
“Huge traffic” between Magdalene laundries and mother-and-baby homes
Justice for Magadalenes Research said today that the laundries should be included in the government’s statutory investigation.
# magdalene-laundries - Monday 9 June, 2014
Column: We must stop claiming that ‘we never knew’ about child abuse at Catholic institutions
It’s a common refrain that widespread abuse was only exposed in recent decades – but the real story is very different, writes Fin Dwyer.
# magdalene-laundries - Friday 23 May, 2014
UN criticises Magdalene orders for ‘refusal’ to contribute to redress
The scheme will cost the State up to €60 million.
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Magdalene Laundries survivors have received €10.3 million in compensation
Justice Minister Alan Shatter told the Dáil that 731 applications have been made under the redress scheme so far.
# magdalene-laundries - Thursday 13 March, 2014
Magdalene women share nearly €9m in compensation – but still waiting on healthcare
Around 250 women have accepted offers of compensation from a fund set up in the wake of the McAleese report into the Magdalene Laundries, the Public Accounts Committee heard today.
# magdalene-laundries - Sunday 2 March, 2014
Memorial event remembers women incarcerated in Magdalene laundries
The event was held in Glasnevin Cemetery today.
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 19 February, 2014
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning, here’s everything you need to know to launch yourself into Wednesday.
Women 'yet to receive a penny' on anniversary of apology to Magdalene survivors
Today marks the one year anniversary of the apology from the Taoiseach to Magdalene survivors.
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 5 February, 2014
Vatican says it will protect children – but criticises UN for ‘interfering’
The Holy See said it sees some of the UN committee’s observations as interfering with its teaching.
United Nations denounces the Vatican for allowing priests to rape children
The UN demanded that the Vatican “immediately remove” all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers.
# magdalene-laundries - Sunday 29 December, 2013
Ireland, women and 2013: A year we dealt with our legacy issues?
Magdalene survivors, symphysiotomy campaigns and UNCAT criticism of abortion guidelines…this is the year that was.
# magdalene-laundries - Thursday 28 November, 2013
UN anti-torture body questions Ireland’s record on abortion and Magdalenes
It is the second time this month that a UN agency has voiced concerns about Ireland’s record.
# magdalene-laundries - Friday 8 November, 2013
‘Serious errors’ with McAleese Report, say Magdalene survivors
Justice for Magdalenes Research pointed to the length of time the McAleese Report said most women stayed in the laundries, compared to how long survivors actually stayed in them.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 5 November, 2013
First payments to Madgalene Laundry survivors will be made in 4 to 6 weeks
Speaking in the Dáil this evening, Shatter said that over 600 applications have been made for lump-sum payments from the redress scheme set up in the wake of the McAleese report.
# magdalene-laundries - Thursday 31 October, 2013
‘Shatter needs to make a public statement on redress delay for Magdalene women’
Mary Lou McDonald said time was ticking and that at least two women have passed away without receiving compensation.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 27 August, 2013
Magdalene protest to take place at Sisters of Mercy office
The protest will involve the signatures of over 1,000 people being gathered on white sheets and displayed at the event.
# magdalene-laundries - Saturday 3 August, 2013
Aaron McKenna: Asylum seekers are our new institutional home victims
The principals of basic human compassion and decency would lead anybody to disgust at the conditions asylum seekers endure in Direct Provision hostels – and the warning signs clearly point to future scandal, writes Aaron McKenna.
# magdalene-laundries - Thursday 25 July, 2013
Poll: Should Bethany survivors be given same redress as Magdalenes?
Parallels have been made between the Bethany Home case and that of the Magadalene Laundries.
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 24 July, 2013
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 17 July, 2013
Poll: How will you vote on gay marriage?
Ireland will most likely hold a referendum on gay marriage next year. How will you vote?
Enda Kenny: Religious orders should reflect on making a monetary contribution to Magdalenes
The religious orders who were responsible for the Magdalene Laundries should give money towards the compensation scheme, but Enda Kenny says he won’t go down the legal route to ensure they do.
Explainer: How can religious orders refuse to pay compensation to Magdalenes?
Why are the religious orders responsible for running the Magdalene Laundries not obliged to pay financial compensation to survivors?
Shatter: Religious orders have a moral and ethical obligation to contribute to Magdalene survivors
The minister said it would not be lawful to remove the religious orders charitable status and there’s no scope to take legal action against those who refuse to contribute to the compensation scheme.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 16 July, 2013
Shatter: I can’t go in a tank and force Magdalene orders to pay compensation
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he is disappointed that religious orders implicated in the Magdalene Laundries scandal will not contribute to the compensation fund for survivors.
Refusal of religious orders to compensate Magdalenes ‘beggars belief’
Magdalene Survivors said the women who worked in the laundries are ‘flabbergasted’ that the State is allowing this to happen.
# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 2 July, 2013
Column: The Catholic Church owes the women of the Magdalene Laundries
The Catholic Church and the Irish State were both responsible for incarcerating women in the Magdalene Laundries – and so both must pay, writes Anne Ferris TD.
# magdalene-laundries - Thursday 27 June, 2013
Magdalene group seeks meeting with Shatter over ‘deeply unfair’ redress scheme
The compensation scheme announced this week falls far short of what’s required, survivors say.
# magdalene-laundries - Wednesday 26 June, 2013
Magdalene survivor group ‘not happy at all’ with redress package
Members of the group Magdalene Survivors Together have demanded the religious orders which operated the laundry system be held responsible for the abuse that went on inside them.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
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# magdalene-laundries - Tuesday 18 June, 2013
Human Rights Commission: The State failed Magdalene women
The IHRC has assessed the human rights implications for the State of what occurred in the Magdalene Laundries.
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Poll: Has Ireland really learned its lesson after the last financial crash?
IT’S JUST EIGHT years since the bottom fell out of Ireland’s world financially.
The global credit crunch first began to make its presence felt in Ireland in 2008.
A recession, mass austerity and emigration, a property crash, Nama, and a €40 billion banking bailout later, the signs are that Ireland’s economy is well on the road to recovery in 2016.
However, director of credit institutions supervision at the Central Bank Ed Sibley has warned that a return to aggressive lending practices is just one sign that another financial crash is not beyond the bounds of possibility.
In a speech to the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI), Sibley cited the fact that more than 43,000 homes in Ireland are in arrears of greater than 90 days on their mortgage as a grave cause for concern.
“Some memories do appear to be surprisingly short, both within the banks and outside them,” Sibley said.
We have already seen some evidence of a return of more aggressive lending practices and cultures, and issues with… the effectiveness of board oversight over new lending.
We forget the lessons from this crisis at our peril.
But does he have a point?
We’re asking: Has Ireland really learned its lesson following the financial crash?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
'Donald Trump's White House bid raises major questions about the future of democracy'
By Dr Laurence Davis
Hillary won because Trump was either not prepared or he grew tired and bored
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The race for the White House remains Hillary Clinton’s to lose, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Minister said Bethany Home must be included in redress scheme… in 2010
Three years ago Kathleen Lynch said the government’s refusal to include the Bethany Home in a redress scgeme was a “running sore”. Yesterday she said the government’s decision to refuse redress was an “appropriate one”.
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