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Martin McAleese presenting his report into the Magdalene Laundries in February

It’s not washing.

From Saturday’s Irish Examiner:

Questions surround a section of the McAleese Report which states it asked the Ryan Commission to contact seven women mentioned in the Ryan Report who were in Magdalene Laundries.
Chapter 19 of the McAleese Report outlines how it asked the Ryan Commission to write to the women it spoke to and inform them of the McAleese committee and its work.
This was done as it was not possible for the Ryan Commission (CICA) to clarify to the McAleese committee what sections of the chapter referred to Magdalene Laundries, rather than other institutions because of legal issues.
However, minutes of a meeting of the McAleese Committee on June 26, 2012, obtained under Freedom of Information, which deal directly with its interaction with the Ryan Commission, completely contradict this claim.
In the minutes, it is stated that it was agreed with the Ryan Commission that it would not contact any of the women.

…The McAleese report ultimately concluded that it could not determine if any of the women’s experiences cited in the Ryan Report actually related to the 10 Magdalene Laundries within its scope.

 

Lest we forget.

Questions over section of McAleese Report (Conall Ó Fátharta, Irish Examiner)

Previously:

The McAleese Report: ‘Incomplete And Not Independent’

Omission To Prey

Lost In The Wash

McAleese Report: A Conclusion

 (Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

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