The Forgotten Maggies

The Forgotten Maggies (2009) is a documentary made by Irish film maker Steven O'Riordan about the Magdalene laundries.^[1] It was launched at the Galway Film Fleadh 2009.^[2] It was screened on the Irish television station TG4 in 2011, attracting over 360,000 viewers.^{[citation needed]} The women who appeared in the documentary, including Mary Teresa Collins, Mary King, Kathleen Legg and Maureen O'Sullivan, were among the first Magdalene women to meet with Irish government officials.^{[citation needed]} These women brought national and international attention to the subject.^[3]