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Justice Minister Alan Shatter today announced that the Government has agreed the details on how to implement the recommendations of Judge Quirke for an ex-gratia...

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today announced that the Government has agreed the details on how to implement the...

Speech by Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence. Minister says congregations have a moral obligation to contribute to the fund established under Magdalen Scheme...

The publication of the Report of Mr Justice Quirke and the Government’s acceptance in full of all of the recommendations contained in it marks the...

For the former residents of the Magdalen Laundries; St Mary's Training Centre Stanhope Street and House of Mercy Training School, Summerhill, Wexford, today is a profoundly important day. They have given so much of their time...

Minister Shatter and Minister Lynch today (Wednesday 26 June, 2013) announced a scheme of payments for women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen Laundries, St Mary’s Training Centre Stanhope Street and House...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny today addressed Dáil Éireann on the subject of the Magdalene Laundries report. The Taoiseach issued an apology...

A Ceann Comhairle, I want to join with the Taoiseach, and with my fellow Ministers, in offering, on behalf of the State and the Irish people...

Justice Minister Alan Shatter announced today that he intends to bring the Report on the Magdalen Laundries to Government with a view to publication within approximately 4 weeks. The Inter-Departmental Committee chaired by Senator McAleese was...

I move amendment No. 1 To delete all the words after Dáil Éireann and substitute:- acknowledges that the untold story of those women who were in Magdalen laundries needs to be listened to with compassion and the facts about the Magdalen laundries...