VIDEO: Enda Kenny issues formal State apology to Magdalene survivors

Watch the Taoiseach’s full, historic 17-minute speech as he apologised to the women committed to Magdalene Laundries.

By Gavan Reilly Tuesday 19 Feb 2013, 7:43 PM

Feb 19th 2013, 7:43 PM 9,447 Views No Comments

http://jrnl.ie/801539

ENDA KENNY broke into tears as he concluded a historic State apology to the victims of the Magdalene Laundries in the Dáil this evening.

The apology came two weeks after an inter-departmental committee formally outlined a significant State involvement in the committal of over 10,000 women to the Laundries between the 1920s and 1990s.

The full text of the address can be read here; the full audio can be heard here.

Full story: Kenny “deeply regrets and apologises unreservedly” to Magdalene women in emotional speech

Short URL

About the author:

About the author

Gavan Reilly

@gavreilly

gavan@thejournal.ie

See more articles by Gavan Reilly

Contribute to this story:

Send a Correction

COMMENTS

∞

About Us

Corrections

Report Content

Policies

TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.

VIDEO: Enda Kenny issues formal State apology to Magdalene survivors

Watch the Taoiseach’s full, historic 17-minute speech as he apologised to the women committed to Magdalene Laundries.