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Jul 27, 2017 · On 27th and 28th July 2017, Ireland was examined by the UN Committee against Torture (UNCAT). In early July 2017, JFMR submitted a comprehensive report (compiled by Maeve O’Rourke) to UNCAT in advance of its examination of Ireland. The report can be downloaded here (appendix is available here).
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...
Sep 4, 2024 · The Magdalene Laundries in Ireland were institutions run primarily by Catholic religious orders from the 18th to the late 20th century, where women and girls were sent to work, often under harsh conditions.
Oct 2, 2017 · This week, Jo Thor (New College, Edinburgh) examines nineteenth century Magdalene Laundries and Asylums across the four nations. It is well known that the scholarship of British history has been dominated for a long time by analysis and narrative of English history.
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...
Jun 2, 2018 · The Sean McDermott Street Magdalen laundry closed in 1996, the last of the laundries in Ireland. Today, Jenny says: “I hate all nuns. They rile me up. But the convent isn’t all my life, and it...
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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....
