Being imprisoned in a cruel Magdalene laundry left me with ‘no soul’

Sent to a convent after speaking up about child sexual abuse, Maureen Sullivan found herself trapped in Ireland’s Magdalene laundries. (Picture: Maureen Sullivan)It is hard to imagine how Maureen Sullivan rebuilt her life after enduring devastating trauma as a child. Following the death of her father, she was raped repeatedly by her stepdad, and when she spoke out about what happened after four years of abuse, she was incarcerated.Maureen, now 73, was one of the youngest girls to enter th