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Related: About this forumMagdalene site to be converted to domestic violence refuge
The former Magdalene Laundry site on Forster Street is to be converted to a refuge for sufferers of domestic violence.
It was announced this morning that the Sisters of Mercy Convent at 47 Forster Street will become the new location for Waterside House, the Domestic Violence Refuge operated and managed by COPE Galway.
Earlier this year, COPE Galway approached the Sisters of Mercy about the site and the Sisters have responded by donating the property to the charity on a 99-year lease for the benefit of women and children in Galway.
Speaking about the announcement, CEO of COPE Galway Jacquie Horan said she could not express how delighted and relieved she was about the opportunity.
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http://galwayindependent.com/20130415/news/magdalene-site-to-be-converted-to-domestic-violence-refuge-S16330.html
It was announced this morning that the Sisters of Mercy Convent at 47 Forster Street will become the new location for Waterside House, the Domestic Violence Refuge operated and managed by COPE Galway.
Earlier this year, COPE Galway approached the Sisters of Mercy about the site and the Sisters have responded by donating the property to the charity on a 99-year lease for the benefit of women and children in Galway.
Speaking about the announcement, CEO of COPE Galway Jacquie Horan said she could not express how delighted and relieved she was about the opportunity.
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http://galwayindependent.com/20130415/news/magdalene-site-to-be-converted-to-domestic-violence-refuge-S16330.html
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Magdalene site to be converted to domestic violence refuge (Original Post)
redqueen
Apr 2013
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life long demo
(1,113 posts)1. Some good news for this despicable place.
Hope love and caring surround the building and people.
MadrasT
(7,237 posts)2. That is really cool. Good news. (n/t)
ismnotwasm
(41,919 posts)3. How fitting.
Perhaps a moral exorcism for the place. Some good instead of all that wrong.