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#667 Are State Apologies Healing the Nation or Hurting Its Finances?
In this episode, Niall sits down with social commentator Karl Deeter to examine the Government’s latest commitment to issue a State apology to Ireland’s thalidomide survivors.
After the Taoiseach initially declined to confirm whether an apology would be forthcoming, a subsequent “constructive” meeting with representatives signalled that a formal apology is now on the way — potentially opening the door to further redress.
Over the past two decades, the Irish State has issued a series of landmark apologies: to survivors of industrial schools, the Magdalene Laundries, victims of clerical abuse…
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