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Oct 7, 2024 · Ena McEntee, who took up a job in the Magdalene Home Laundry in Galway at the end of 1963, became appalled by the conditions faced by young women at the home and told her family about their...
Oct 8, 2024 · "Ireland's Dirty Laundry," a two-part documentary that aired on RTÉ in 2022, tells how Hugh and Ena McEntee and their three sons heroically rescued 15 girls from a Magdalene Laundry in Galway city in 1963.
Oct 4, 2024 · Fri 4 Oct 2024 at 09:36. Mother and baby home survivor Caitriona Cunningham is speaking out for the women who don’t have a voice. The Derry woman felt embarrassment and shame for decades...
2 days ago · A statement from fellow Magdalene Laundry activists posted on the 64-year-old’s Rip.ie death notice reads: ‘To those of us privileged to work alongside Mari for many decades, we will remember her as a fiercely committed advocate, a strategically minded activist, a deeply courageous leader, and a loyal, fun-loving, and selfless friend.
Sep 27, 2024 · People living in the Republic of Ireland who may have spent time in mother and baby homes, Magdalene laundries and workhouses in Northern Ireland have been urged to come forward.
Sep 19, 2024 · THE trailer has been released for Cillian Murphy’s latest film which tells of the horrors of Ireland’s brutal Magdalene Laundries. Adapted by Enda Walsh from Claire Keegan’s critically acclaimed book Small Things Like These, the tale reveals the truth of Ireland’s mother and baby home system.
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Sep 19, 2024 · ‘Small Things Like These’ is set in 1985 and follows a coal merchant, played by Murphy, as he learns about the Magdalene laundries for "fallen young women" in his town.
