Survivors
# survivors - Friday 17 May, 2013
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# survivors - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Oldest known Magdalene survivor dies at 97
Madge O’Connell entered the laundry when she was 34 and spent the rest of her life in the care of nuns.
# survivors - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Tourists swim for their lives for 14 hours after boat sinks
The brother and sister thought they were going to drown or be eaten by a shark when the found themselves stranded at sea.
# survivors - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Some Magdalenes still in care ‘not allowed fill out compensation form’
Meanwhile, a landmark meeting to discuss compensation will take place with Justice John Quirke tomorrow afternoon.
‘Mixed feelings’ as Bethany Home survivors meet Shatter
They met the Minister for Justice and Junior Minister Kathleen Lynch about getting a state apology and redress for their time in the home.
# survivors - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
“We hope he does the right thing”: Bethany Home survivors to meet Shatter
The Bethany Survivors Group will speak to the Minister about their call for redress and an apology for what occurred during their time at the home.
# survivors - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Symphysiotomy survivors call for statute bar to be set aside
A Bill will be debated in the Dáil next week.
Bethany Home survivors to meet Shatter for redress and apology
The survivors of the Protestant-run Bethany home are calling for redress and an apology for their treatment at the home.
# survivors - Saturday 6 April, 2013
Campaign to help sex abuse survivors launched
The movement has called for change and more transparency in Ireland’s justice system.
# survivors - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Poll: Should religious orders pay compensation for the Magdalene laundries?
The State has set up a compensation fund for survivors of the Magdalene laundries – but questions have been raised about whether the religious orders should pay up too.
# survivors - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Dáil hears heartfelt apologies to Magdalene Laundry survivors
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore told the women that “today is not the end” for them, and that “Ireland… was wrong, not you”.
Govt to pay €250,000 to fund UK centre for Irish Magdalene survivors
The funds will be given to the UK Step by Step Centre for Irish Survivors of Industrial Schools and the Laundries.
Terms of Reference for government’s Magdalene fund published
Judge John Quirke will make recommendations on the criteria for the help the government can give to Magdalene Laundries survivors.
# survivors - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Sandy Hook massacre survivors back to class today
The children will not return to Sandy Hook, but will instead attend a disused school in a nearby town.
# survivors - Monday 23 July, 2012
Obama cries with relatives of movie massacre victims
Meanwhile, suspect James Holmes is to appear before a US court for an initial hearing this morning.
# survivors - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Symphysiotomy survivors “repudiate” Walsh report
The 160 women who met last night to discuss the issue said they will not co-operate with phase two of the report.
# survivors - Tuesday 26 June, 2012
Author of symphysiotomy report “anxious” to meet survivors
Oonagh Walsh, who is seeking consultation on her draft report on symphysiotomy, said that she is “very anxious to meet with survivors”.
# survivors - Wednesday 20 June, 2012
Over 1,300 abuse survivors received counselling under Catholic Church service
Towards Healing’s first annual report says that over 28,000 counselling sessions were provided last year.
# survivors - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
Column: Don’t just blame the Catholic Church for symphysiotomies – blame the doctors
Catholic fundamentalism goes some way towards explaining the mid-set of obstetricians who performed the barbaric surgery, but it is not the entire story, writes Ruadhán Mac Aodháin.
# survivors - Friday 15 June, 2012
‘Unreserved sympathy’ for women who suffered symphysiotomies
The Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists described the procedure as an ‘exceptional and rare intervention’.
# survivors - Wednesday 13 June, 2012
Symphysiotomy scandal: Survivors ‘weren’t told’
Powerful testimony at Oireachtas committee today from women who underwent operation – without their knowledge they say.
Survivors of symphysiotomy take next step in search for justice
The group of women will discuss their proposed draft bill to amend the statute of limitations in relation to the pelvic operations at an Oireachtas committee hearing today.
# survivors - Thursday 7 June, 2012
Senator McAleese meets with Magdalene survivors
The Justice for Magdalenes group said that survivors and family members of survivors met with the Senator to discuss state interaction with the Magdalene Laundries.
# survivors - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
Israeli government boosts budget for Holocaust survivors
Around 200,000 survivors live in Israel.
# survivors - Sunday 15 April, 2012
In pictures: The aftermath of the Titanic tragedy
Shivering survivors, grief-stricken relatives waiting on the docks and shock in the White Star Line offices: a pictorial record of the world receiving news that the ‘unsinkable’ ship had done the unthinkable.
# survivors - Wednesday 14 March, 2012
Dáil to debate symphysiotomy tomorrow
The 18th century practice of unhinging women’s pelvises after childbirth has left many survivors with permanent damage.
# survivors - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
29 missing as search of stricken Costa Concordia continues
Meanwhile, the Italian environment minister has expressed concern that the ship could start leaking oil.
# survivors - Tuesday 18 October, 2011
Eight die in Botswana plane crash
The light aircraft was carrying a number of tourists from France, Sweden and Britain. The pilot and seven of his passengers died in the crash.
# survivors - Friday 14 October, 2011
28 dead after Papua New Guinea air crash
The plane crashed in a remote forest during a violent storm – four people survived.
# survivors - Wednesday 20 July, 2011
Survivors of 9/11 banned from memorial service to victims
A ceremony marking ten years since the attacks will be reserved for victims’ relatives only, survivors have been told.
# survivors - Monday 11 July, 2011
Divers work round the clock searching for over 100 missing in the Volga
Dozens of children are feared dead after a tourist boat sank in Russia. There are reports that the ship was overcrowded when it ran into a sudden storm.
# survivors - Tuesday 15 March, 2011
Survivors pulled from wreckage of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami
Reports that two people found alive in the rubble today follow yesterday’s discovery of a four-month-old baby in a tsunami-destroyed village.
# survivors - Thursday 3 March, 2011
‘No chance’ of finding more survivors in Christchurch
New Zealand officials have declared the search for survivors of the earthquake over, saying efforts have now shifted to the recovery of loved ones and their return to their families.
# survivors - Thursday 24 February, 2011
Hopes of finding survivors fade, as NZ ambulanceman recounts his shocking experiences (Audio, Video)
Police threaten to arrest “earthquake sightseers”, as an ambulance man recounts his shocking experiences to New Zealand radio.
Concern for Irish man trapped in earthquake hit building in New Zealand
The man is trapped in a collapsed building in Christchurch. The DFA are seriously concerned about his welfare and that of one other person in New Zealand.
Concerns remain over two Irish people missing after New Zealand earthquake
A total of 98 people have now been confirmed dead with hundreds more fatalities expected in Christchurch.
# survivors - Wednesday 23 February, 2011
Death toll in New Zealand earthquake could rise to hundreds
A state of emergency has been declared with stories of survivors being plucked from the rubble after over 24 hours trapped.
Details emerge of two Irish people confirmed dead in New Zealand earthquake
Details of the two deceased begin to emerge with ‘serious concerns’ over two more Irish people missing and ten more still unaccounted for.
# survivors - Thursday 17 February, 2011
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Manx2 “shirking its reponsibility”, lawyers for one survivor claim; NAMA closes its first big deal, and Ireland plans to turn the world green. No, not green with envy.
# survivors - Friday 11 February, 2011
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Investigation launched into Cork air crash; another day of protests dawns in Egypt, and a teenage girl collapses and dies minutes after she is kissed for the first time.
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