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Plans for remembrance centre at former Magdalene laundry to be submitted within weeks

The site of the former Magdalene laundry on Sean McDermott Street in Dublin city centre: In March 2022, the Government announced the development of a national centre to honour all those who were resident in Ireland's institutions. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024 - 14:22

Alison O'Reilly

A planning application for the National Centre for Research and Remembrance at a former Magdalene laundry will be submitted after Easter, the Children's Minister has said.

In a letter to survivors on Thursday, Roderic O’Gorman said both he and the Taoiseach had “brought key documents to Government for approval” on the remembrance centre.

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