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

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.
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SUBSCRIBEToday 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.
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