The Irish Prime Minister shed a tear as he apologised on behalf of the country. Then the parliament rose as one to applaud the women in the public gallery representing the thousands of others once detained amid the misery the Magdalene Laundries.
It was an emotional conclusion to a long...
(16) Comments | Posted 19 February 2013 | (00:00)
Today, it is our generation's and our governments' reputation for honour, not that of the Magdalene women, which is at stake.
The Church of the Good Shepherd on Belfast's Ormeau Road is a gorgeous bit of red-brick Victorian splendour.
I was married there. But, on that joyful day, little...
(5) Comments | Posted 20 February 2013 | (12:19)