Mental health services in a ‘sorry’ state

ENDA Kenny wasn’t the only one who delivered a good speech last week. Joining in the apologies to the Magdalene survivors on Tuesday, Eamon Gilmore had much to say about the past.

“There are moments in the history of our nation when we come face to face with the past,” he said. “When a door, long kept shut, by fear, or neglect, or design, is forced open, and a light shines on the country we think we have left behind. Today is such a moment.”

The last line of his speech hit on a familiar theme. “Never again, as a people, as a society, will we walk past a high wall, and fail to ask what lies behind it.”