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Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...in the future the numbers will go up. Today, it is not right that any speaker should sit down without recognising the dark sphere of our relationships in the past. That is the mother and baby homes and Magdalen laundries. They represent a dark chapter that cannot be avoided in our discourse. In any kind of a redemptive or restorative process we can not ignore them. The way to salute...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2013)

Joe O'Reilly: I share the pride of many people throughout the country with regard to the Taoiseach's apology on behalf of all of us to the survivors of the Magdalen laundries. That very eloquent apology spoke for the entire nation. I was happy that the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Trade, Deputy Gilmore, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, and the...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Magdalene story is a dark and scandalous part of our history. Just as we recall past glories and live off them, we cannot deny this part of our history, nor should we. We must confront it, accept it as part of our story and deal with it. While nobody should seek to shield those directly responsible, be they religious or lay, we cannot deny our culpability in that all of us have a...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Magdalene story is a dark and scandalous part of our history. Just as we recall past glories and live off them, we cannot deny this part of our history, nor should we. We must confront it, accept it as part of our story and deal with it. While nobody should seek to shield those directly responsible, be they religious or lay, we cannot deny our culpability in that all of us have a...