Sisters with voices: The lobbying activities of the Sisters of Mercy and the congregation's troubled history

The nuns of the Sisters of Mercy congregation are active lobbyists in many areas, most notably the environment and justice. But the order must also make peace with their own past and the cruelty of the industrial schools, writes Barry J Whyte

Sr Margaret Twomey at St Leo’s Convent of Mercy in Carlow: ‘In more recent years, there’s been more interest among the congregation in ecology issues’