Irish PM: Magdalene laundries product of harsh Ireland - but no apology
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- Category: In brief
- Created: Monday, 11 February 2013 14:07
- Last Updated: Monday, 01 May 2017 09:08
- Published: Monday, 11 February 2013 14:07
- Written by BBC News
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If you want a good brief account of the history and outrage of the Magdalene laundries, check this BBC report:
Irish PM: Magdalene laundries product of harsh Ireland
and then this other BBC account, based on survivors' accounts, to appreciate that we are talking slavery:
Laundries survivor: We were slaves
For more detail on the Magdalene laundries and for the campaign Justice for Magdalens see:
