Research to begin in NI Magdalene Laundries probe

Research is to start on former mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health said.

Research is to start on former mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland, the NI Department of Health said.

Academics from Queen's University in Belfast and Ulster University will spend a year examining their operation between 1922 and 1999.