State criticised for refusing to apologise to Magdalene women

THE Justice For Magdalenes (JFM) advocacy group has accused the Government of refusing to apologise to the women who were kept in Magdalene Laundries as they know most of the women are very elderly and too ashamed about their past to campaign for justice.

JFM’s latest comments come after Justice Minister Dermot Ahern once again rejected JFM’s calls for an apology and the establishment of a distinct redress scheme.

A day earlier junior minister for education Sean Haughey ruled out the extension of the existing Redress Board to include survivors of Bethany Home.