IRELAND
Herald
Claire Murphy– 20 February 2013
THE Department of Justice opens its doors today to the survivors of the Magdalene Laundries to apply for State compensation.
The 800 to 1,000 women are invited to register their details for the so-called ‘ex-gracia’ payment for their enforced time in the workhouses.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has admitted that the State had wronged the residents and payments will be made for their years of unpaid work up until as late as the 1990s.
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