In 2022 the Dublin City Council agreed on turning the building on Sean McDermott Street, the building of the last laundry that closed in Ireland, in 1996, into a memorial and research centre. In 2022 a Journey Stone was unveiled by survivors of the Magdalene Laundries in Dublin. The Journey Stone memorial, that is situated at St. Stephen’s Green Park (number 15) in Dublin, is meant to remember the suffering of the women who were incarcerated in Magdalene laundries and similar institutions. The group of survivors that unveiled the stone stated that it feels more appropriate to them than the centre, as they have actually been involved in the decision-making process, unlike with the centre.
