Charlie Flanagan: Magdalene survivors opened our eyes to what happened in the past

Today and tomorrow, survivors of the Magdalene Laundries will be feted in the Mansion House and welcomed to Áras an Uachtaráin, says Charlie Flanagan.

THE past is a foreign country. If only. Last week, the past lined up right beside us and showed itself, once again, to be an all too familiar, dark place.