Report into mother and baby homes to be published

The report will contain a number of findings and recommendations, including on areas for an upcoming public inquiry to look ...
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Parsing fact from fiction on Ireland’s Magdalene laundries

The last of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries, workhouses for “morally wayward” women, closed in 1996. Since then, the institutions’ many horrors have come to light, but misinformation has also been ...
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Mother and baby homes admissions in NI 2,000 higher than first estimated

The estimated number of women admitted to mother and baby homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland is some 2,000 ...
Time

Irish Prime Minister Apologizes for Forced Labor in Magdalene Laundries

Relatives of victims of the Magdalene Laundries hold a candle lit vigil in solidarity with Justice for Magdalene Survivors and their families outside Leinster House, Dublin, Feb. 19, 2013. Irish Prime ...
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Ruth Wilson stirs up trauma of Magdalene laundries in 'The Woman in the Wall'

In her latest role in Showtime's “The Woman in the Wall,” Ruth Wilson plays Lorna, a woman prone to sleepwalking and night terrors. Waking up to the repercussions of her “night behavior” can be a ...