# magdalenes - Monday 11 February, 2019
# Department Of Justice
# Department Of Justice
The government has compensated nine Magdalene women out of 87 who have applied since the scheme was widened last year.
# magdalenes - Saturday 9 June, 2018
# Frances' Story
# Frances' Story
Abandoned, abused and abducted – this is one woman’s Magdalene story.
# magdalenes - Monday 19 January, 2015
# Justice
# Justice
A number of organisations have called on the government to implement all of the recommendations in the Quirke report.
# magdalenes - Monday 3 March, 2014
# Medical Scandal
# Medical Scandal
Reliance on ex gratia redress schemes should be read against a backdrop of Government reluctance to allow these victims – and others like them – to speak on their own terms about the recent past, writes Máiréad Enright.
# magdalenes - Sunday 29 December, 2013
# Review 2013
# Review 2013
Magdalene survivors, symphysiotomy campaigns and UNCAT criticism of abortion guidelines…this is the year that was.
# magdalenes - Thursday 28 November, 2013
# Questions Asked
# Questions Asked
It is the second time this month that a UN agency has voiced concerns about Ireland’s record.
# magdalenes - Friday 8 November, 2013
# Survivors
# 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.
# magdalenes - Tuesday 5 November, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
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.
# magdalenes - Saturday 20 July, 2013
# Not The News
# Not The News
Breaking via The Mire wire: Seanad insists it’s relevant, talks about fanny; parades mar riots; Magdalene nuns coach banking execs.
# magdalenes - Thursday 18 July, 2013
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# magdalenes - Wednesday 17 July, 2013
# Magdalene
# Magdalene
Why are the religious orders responsible for running the Magdalene Laundries not obliged to pay financial compensation to survivors?
# magdalenes - Tuesday 16 July, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
Magdalene Survivors said the women who worked in the laundries are ‘flabbergasted’ that the State is allowing this to happen.
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
# magdalenes - Saturday 6 July, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
Justice for Magdalenes research has published a guide, and said it will “empower” survivors when applying for the funds.
# magdalenes - Wednesday 3 July, 2013
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Good morning! Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
The women said it will be a day for them to enjoy but that their work is “just getting started”.
# magdalenes - Tuesday 2 July, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
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.
# magdalenes - Wednesday 26 June, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
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.
# magdalenes - Tuesday 18 June, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
The IHRC has assessed the human rights implications for the State of what occurred in the Magdalene Laundries.
# magdalenes - Saturday 1 June, 2013
# United Nations
# United Nations
UNCAT is worried the probe was not fully independent.
# magdalenes - Saturday 25 May, 2013
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Welcome to the weekend! Here are nine things to know before you get started.
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
There are calls for a monument or museum to be built on the site to remember the women forced to stay in the institution in Dublin’s inner city.
# magdalenes - Friday 17 May, 2013
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
The group said that it has ended its political campaign now that the objectives of an apology and a redress scheme for Magdalene survivors have been achieved.
# magdalenes - Thursday 16 May, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
Madge O’Connell entered the laundry when she was 34 and spent the rest of her life in the care of nuns.
# magdalenes - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
Meanwhile, a landmark meeting to discuss compensation will take place with Justice John Quirke tomorrow afternoon.
# magdalenes - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
The guide for survivors is published ahead of a report by a former High Court judge into how the State can best provide redress and support for the women.
# magdalenes - Monday 11 March, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
Justice for Magdalenes is to meet with Justice John Quirke this week to discuss the establishment of a redress scheme.
# magdalenes - Saturday 9 March, 2013
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Here are all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
In an interview aired last night, two anonymous nuns defended the Magdalene laundries and said religious orders had no need to apologise.
# Your Say
# Your Say
The State has set up a compensation fund for survivors of the Magdalene laundries – but questions have been raised about whether the religious orders should pay up too.
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# magdalenes - Sunday 3 March, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
Flowers were laid at the graves and tributes to the women were read out by representatives from various groups.
# magdalenes - Saturday 2 March, 2013
# Legal Advice
# Legal Advice
A solicitor for some of the London-based women says the State should pay for legal representation as it did during the Redress Scheme.
# magdalenes - Thursday 28 February, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
The Department of Justice is asking women who were in the laundries to fill out a form registering their interest in receiving money from a special redress fund being set up.
# magdalenes - Sunday 24 February, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
There are concerns for some women still shy about coming forward with their stories.
# magdalenes - Saturday 23 February, 2013
# You Told Us
# You Told Us
Here’s our round-up of the best, the most popular and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?
# magdalenes - Friday 22 February, 2013
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
The work, which went on display last night, features hundreds of stories about life in the Magdalene laundries.
# magdalenes - Thursday 21 February, 2013
# Take 5
# Take 5
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# Magdalenes
# Magdalenes
The phone line opened yesterday and survivors are encouraged to contact the department to register their case.
A couple of showers late this afternoon
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