Steven O’Riordan was on all the news broadcasts last night as spokesman for the Magdalene Survivors Together group, after an Taoiseach Enda Kenny apologised on behalf of the State for what happened to them. The video below of the Magdalene Survivors Group with Steven speaking (from 1:00 onwards):
More TV and radio interviews, as well as newspaper articles below
TV: TV3 Ireland AM: Magdalene Apology Interview (20th Feb) [watch the interview]
Radio: The Late Debate (19th Feb) [Listen to the programme]
newspaper articles:
Irish Times: Women ‘thrilled and moved’ by Taoiseach’s apology
journal.ie: Kenny “deeply regrets and apologises unreservedly”
Well done the women and there supporters also Steven what a long fight they have had over the years when people turned there backs on the plight of women in Ireland.Who were classed as only worthy of been fit for slavery with no pay and little respect what a nightmare. Now that part is over the Government and Church must pay up the Women should be given there just rights and not charity. Millstreet should be proud of Steven, and let this be the end of class and snobbery people should be taken for what they are human beings.