Plans for remembrance centre at former Magdalene laundry to be submitted within weeks

The site of the former Magdalene laundry on Sean McDermott Street in Dublin city centre: In March 2022, the Government announced the development of a national centre to honour all those who were resident in Ireland's institutions. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

A planning application for the National Centre for Research and Remembrance at a former Magdalene laundry will be submitted after Easter, the Children's Minister has said.

In a letter to survivors on Thursday, Roderic O’Gorman said both he and the Taoiseach had “brought key documents to Government for approval” on the remembrance centre.