Open secrets

The Government’s willingness to revisit the FoI Act is a welcome indication that it intends to try and lead a cultural shift towards greater transparency, write Tom Felle and Maura Adshead

LAST week saw the publication of the Magdalene laundries report, a shocking tale of abuse against vulnerable young women in our recent history.

What is all the more shocking, however, is this was facilitated, albeit at arm’s length, by the State.