Magdalene redress: Official Ireland took its time with apology, admits Charlie Flanagan

Official Ireland took its time, and Magdalene Laundry survivors had to wait far too long for acknowledgement as well as an apology, the justice minister has admitted.

Charlie Flanagan addressed hundreds of former residents of the religious institutions and their companions at a special gathering in Dublin’s Mansion House yesterday evening.

Recognising that the State had gravely failed to care for the women, the minister delivered a frank apology while also committing to resolve outstanding problems for the surviving women.