Magdalene Laundries: We continue to value some lives more than others

Two recent incidents are instructive into how the memory of some lives are valued more than others in this country.

In October, the grave of the first leader of the Free State WT Cosgrave was vandalised in Goldenbridge Cemetery in Dublin.

It caused a level of outrage that warranted Garda crime scene officials to attend and photograph the scene and launch an investigation.