Taoiseach Enda Kenny fails to formally apologise for involvement over female enslavement causing more outrage. After more than seven decades of exploitation and a 10-year struggle for justice, Ireland
on Tuesday admitted its role in the enslavement of thousands of women
and girls in the notorious Magdalene Laundry system, but stopped short
of issuing a formal apology from the government.
A long-awaited report headed by Senator Martin McAleese said there was "significant state involvement" in how the laundries were run – a reversal of the official state line for years, which insisted the institutions were privately controlled and run by nuns.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/05/ireland-magdalene-laundry-system-apology
A long-awaited report headed by Senator Martin McAleese said there was "significant state involvement" in how the laundries were run – a reversal of the official state line for years, which insisted the institutions were privately controlled and run by nuns.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/05/ireland-magdalene-laundry-system-apology