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Irish PM issues full apology to church laundry victims

February 19, 2013 16:30
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny issued a full apology Tuesday to the thousands of women who suffered in church-run laundries, two weeks after stopping short of doing so. A report published a fortnight ago investigating the involvement of the Irish state in the Magdalene laundries found that more than a quarter of the 10,000 women sent to the institutions were sent there by the state. Two weeks on, Kenny said in the Dail lower house that he wanted the government and parliament to have that time to study the report properly and reflect on its findings.

Irish PM apologises for "national shame" of Magdalene Laundries

February 19, 2013 16:15
* Says Catholic workhouses "cast shadow" over Irish life * Government to offer compensation, counselling to victims * PM Kenny faced criticism for delay in apology By Conor Humphries DUBLIN, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny apologised on Tuesday for the "national shame" of forcing thousands of women to work without pay at the Catholic Church's notorious Magdalene Laundries and promised compensation for the survivors.

UPDATE 1-Irish PM called on to apologise for Magdalene Laundries

February 6, 2013 18:15
* Report identified state involvement in laundries * Junior coalition party calls on PM to make full apology * Kenny's remarks so far have not gone that far (Adds details) By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny was criticised by his government's junior coalition partner on Wednesday for not issuing the state apology sought by ex-inmates of the notorious Magdalene Laundries following a damning report.

Irish PM criticised for lack of apology on Magdalene Laundries

February 6, 2013 14:15
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny was criticised by members of his own government on Wednesday for not issuing the state apology sought by ex-inmates of the notorious Magdalene Laundries following a damning report. More than a quarter of the women and girls subjected to harsh discipline and unpaid work at the 10 laundries, run by Catholic nuns, were sent there by the Irish state, an official report that ran to almost 1,000 pages said on Tuesday.

Irish PM apologises to Magdalene laundries victims

February 5, 2013 15:46
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny apologised Tuesday to thousands of women who suffered in appalling conditions in church-run laundries, after a report found more than a quarter were sent there by the state. More than 10,000 women were sent to the Magdalene laundries between 1922 and 1996 where they worked for no pay while the religious orders ran the laundries as commercial bodies.

UPDATE 2-Irish state held responsible for Magdalene Laundries

February 5, 2013 15:00
* Past governments denied blame for women's ordeals * Irish PM says "sorry", survivors say not sorry enough * Report is further blow to authority of church (Adds reaction from survivors group) By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Many of the women and girls subjected to harsh discipline and unpaid work in Ireland's now-notorious Magdalene Laundries were sent there by the Irish state, an official report said on Tuesday.

Irish PM apologises to Magdalene laundries victims

February 5, 2013 14:01
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny apologised Tuesday to thousands of women who suffered in appalling conditions in church-run laundries in Ireland, after the publication of a report investigating state involvement. More than 10,000 women were sent to the Magdalene laundries between 1922 and 1996 where they worked for no pay while the religious orders ran the laundries as commercial bodies.

UPDATE 1-Irish state held responsible for Magdalene Laundries

February 5, 2013 13:30
* Past governments denied blame for women's ordeals * Prime minister says he's "sorry" * Report is further blow to authority of church By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Many of the women and girls subjected to harsh discipline and unpaid work in Ireland's now-notorious Magdalene Laundries were sent there by the Irish state, an official report said on Tuesday.

Irish state held responsible for Magdalene Laundries

February 5, 2013 12:45
DUBLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - An official report said on Tuesday the Irish state was responsible for sending many women and girls to the now-notorious "Magdalene Laundries", where they were subjected to a harsh regime of intimidation, prayer and unpaid work. The institutions, run by Catholic nuns, have been accused of treating inmates who were sometimes put in their care for sexual misdemeanours or simply for illegitimacy, like "slaves" for decades of the 20th century.
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