Search for magdalene speaker:Jennifer Whitmore (KildareStreet.com)

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021): Jennifer Whitmore: ...of 90,000 children live in consistent poverty in Ireland today. Some 4,000 children are homeless. More than 7,000 people live in direct provision. The latter has been described by many as the Magdalen laundries of contemporary Ireland. I want to make it absolutely clear that society does not condone the actions of this and previous Governments when it comes to the handling of these...

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