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THE United Nations will hear a landmark case that could pave the way for justice for the victims of the Magdalene Laundries scandal in Ireland, where thousands were abused by the Catholic Church.
Ireland has previously resisted UN investigations, which could have led to the perpetrators of the alleged abuse being held accountable for their actions.
Thousands of working class women were exploited and abused by the Catholic Church with the collusion of the state from the 1890s until the last Magdalene Laundry closed in Waterford in 1996.
AARON SMITH discusses why the Protestant diaspora are still part of Yeats’s ‘Indomitable Irishry’, and an integral part of any future united Ireland.
Legal frameworks designed to safeguard women are too often weaponised against them, reinforcing male power and entrenching injustice. The FiLiA Ending MVAWG Team highlight some of the issues
TOM GALLAHUE argues that asking what role Irish diaspora educators can play in shaping Irish unity is to ask a deeper question about democracy itself
