29 allegations of physical and sexual abuse in Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries received by PSNI
A criminal investigation is set to take place. 29 allegations of physical and sexual abuse involving Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries have been reported to PSNI. The allegations have emerged as part of an investigation launched in October 2021. Reports have been received from those who were adopted from institutions, and also from […]
4 years ago
Tuam babies historian Catherine Corless to receive honorary NUI Galway degree
She will be awarded the degree alongside Sharon Shannon, Helen Rochford Brennan, Brendan Dunford. Galway historian Catherine Corless will receive an honorary degree from NUI Galway, for her advocacy work on behalf of Tuam survivors, and the children who lost their lives. Corless – whose tireless work uncovered a mass grave holding 796 babies at the former […]
8 years ago
Dublin City Council blocks the sale of last remaining state-owned Magdalene Laundry site
A petition to block the sale was signed by 10,000 people. Dublin City Council voted on Thursday night to block the proposed sale of the last state-owned Magdalene Laundry site to Japanese Hotel Chain Toyoko Inn. The council stood to recoup roughly €14million from the sale of the site, which is located on Sean McDermott […]
8 years ago
Dublin City Councillors to vote on whether last Magdalene Laundries site should be turned into a hotel
There are 79 new hotels in development in Dublin right now. Calls for Dublin City Councillors to block the demolishment of the last Magdalene Laundry in State ownership have been renewed following the news that Dublin City Council is to vote next Monday on the prospective sale of the site. The two-acre site, located on Sean […]
8 years ago
RTÉ documentary details story of unmarried mother’s death as she was refused treatment in two Kerry hospitals
Peggy McCarthy’s tragic story is being broadcasted publically for the first time. A tragic story which involves the birth of a baby girl whose pregnant unmarried mother was turned away from two Kerry hospitals some 70 years ago has been uncovered in an RTÉ documentary. The piece follows Peggy McCarthy, a young woman whose harrowing […]
8 years ago
“Ireland failed you” – President Higgins speaks to Magdalene Laundries’ survivors
Ireland’s ninth president showed his worth in an impassioned speech. President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina Higgins hosted a historic gathering of over 220 survivors of the Magdalene Laundries at a special reception at Áras an Uachtaráin on Tuesday afternoon. For the first-time, survivors of the Magdalene Laundries from Ireland, the UK, the […]
8 years ago