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1. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk › news › tvChilling true story of 'nation's shame' that inspired ...

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   1 day ago · The last of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries closed in 1996 (Image: PA Archive/PA Images). In a famous act of protest against abuse in the Catholic Church, singer Sinead O'Connor ripped up a photo of ...

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3. www.irishtimes.com › life-and-style › health-familyMary’s story: The Magdalene laundry survivor who still lives ...

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   Aug 30, 2020 · The imposing red-brick building, a former Magdalene laundry, stands on top of a hill overlooking the grounds surrounded by thick walls. Mary Gaffney, a woman made to work within that laundry...

4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-northern-ireland-58789117Mother-and-baby homes: 'Secrets have been shattered' - BBC

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   Oct 5, 2021 · Marianville and Marianvale also had Magdalene Laundries - workhouses where women were sent for a variety of reasons, including for having a child outside of marriage. Both institutions were run...

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     PT2: ESCAPE FROM THE MAGDALENE LAUNDRY, DIANE CROGHAN SHARES HER INCREDIBLE STORY

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     The Forgotten Maggies Official Documentary (52 min) Magdalene Laundries

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › m0004sbwBBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Remembering the Magdalene Laundries

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   May 10, 2019 · Some girls were held in Magdalene Laundries and pictured is Sean McDermott St, Dublin which was the last to close. It will be turned into a place of remembrance.

7. theconversation.com › small-things-like-theseSmall Things Like These: Magdalene laundries drama is a ...

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   1 day ago · Cillian Murphy and Zara Devin in Small Things Like These. FlixPix/Alamy Stock Photo. Making a delivery to the local convent, he comes across a young woman, Sarah (Zara Devlin), locked in the coal ...

8. www.bbc.com › news › world-europe-21345995Magdalene Laundries: Survivor stories - BBC News

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   Feb 5, 2013 · Two survivors of Ireland's Magdalene laundries have spoken of their experiences. Marina Gambold was taken to a laundry aged 16 by a priest. She remembers being forced to eat off the floor.

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   What happened at Magdalene Laundries?

   • Were it not for the bravery of survivors, what happened in mother-and-baby homes and Magdalene Laundries would have largely remained hidden in history. But secrets have been shattered - and the power of shame broken - by the testimonies of people who suffer trauma to this day. The last institution in Northern Ireland closed only in 1990.

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   What are the secrets of Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland?

   • The harrowing secrets of Magdalene Laundries in the Republic of Ireland began to emerge in the 1990s. But comparatively little is known about the institutions in Northern Ireland. Caroline Magee was sent to the St Mary's laundry in Derry in 1975, when she was in her early teens. She described it as being "very frightening, very steamy, very warm".

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   Is Magdalene Laundries based on a true story?

   • The harrowing truth of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries forms the backdrop for the highly anticipated film, Small Things Like These which is adapted from Claire Keegan's award-winning novel of the same name.

   Chilling true story of 'nation's shame' that inspired 'devastating' Cillian …

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   How many former Magdalene laundry residents are still living in Ireland?

   • In 2013, when the McAleese report – the result of an inquiry overseen by then senator Martin McAleese into State involvement in Magdalene laundries – was published, there were at least 58 former Magdalene laundry residents still living in the custody or care of religious orders in Ireland.

   Mary’s story: The Magdalene laundry survivor who still lives there

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   Why did the Magdalene Laundries need public money?

   • Instead public money went to the orders to maintain them within institutions. When in around the 1970s the Magdalene laundries struggled to remain economically viable, the religious congregations requested that the State fund them to keep ageing women and women with disabilities in the institutions.

   Mary’s story: The Magdalene laundry survivor who still lives there

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   Does a woman forced to work in Ireland's Magdalene Laundries make an emotional return?

   • A woman forced to work in Ireland's Magdalene Laundries makes an emotional return to the country.

   Magdalene Laundries survivor: 'We weren't allowed to talk' - BBC

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10. www.bbc.co.uk › news › avMagdalene Laundries survivor: 'We weren't allowed to talk' - BBC

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    Jan 21, 2019 · A woman who was forced to work in Ireland's notorious Magdalene Laundries says she has only just been able to tell her five children about the experience.