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Irish abuse commission says it overestimated kids in religious-run homes
- Nov 28, 2019
More than 10 years after its final report, the commission set up by the Irish government to investigate claims of abuse in religious-run institutions has admitted that it overestimated the number of children in the homes.
Ireland agrees to reassess claims of workers in Magdalene laundries
- Jan 2, 2019
Women who worked in Ireland’s “Magdalene laundries” but were denied compensation under the state’s Magdalene Restorative Justice program have won their long-running battle to have their applications reassessed.
Irish president apologizes to women sent to Magdalene laundries
- Jun 6, 2018
President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland described the treatment of women and children in state-controlled institutions managed by the Catholic Church as a “deep stain on Ireland’s past.”
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