Apology would be huge step, says Magdalene victim

An apology for the State’s role in the Magdalene Laundries would be “an enormous step forward”, say victims who believe it would allow the healing process to begin.

They expect Taoiseach Enda Kenny will issue an apology next Tuesday when former residents will travel from around the country and overseas to observe a Dáil debate on the report on the laundries.

“I think it’s definitely his intention to issue a state apology,” said Stephen O’Riordan, spokesman for Magdalene Survivors Together.