Magdalenes demand apology

The State’s involvement in the de-facto imprisonment of women at the infamous Magdalene laundries can only be resolved if an immediate apology, pensions and “lost” wages are given to those affected.

The claim was made by the Justice for Magdalenes group at a private meeting with Senator Martin McAleese, the independent chair of a Government committee investigating their experiences, yesterday.

The Leinster House meeting was organised to allow for the views of women directly affected by their time in Magdalene laundries, and in some cases their children, to be addressed in a review report on the issue.