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The half-hearted effort by the Government to offer justice to the women who were incarcerated involuntarily between 1922 and 1996 (yes, that recently) has been welcomed by the survivor advocacy group Justice for Magdalenes this week, although they are not entirely satisfied with the effort.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has given a broad welcome to the proposed interdepartmental group which will inquire into the State involvement in the running of Magdalene Laundries. However Cllr Ruane is disappointed that the State falls short of the recommendations of the UN Committee against Torture. She is calling for an immediate formal State apology.