IRELAND
Herald

FIONA DILLON – 10 JUNE 2013

A RECONCILIATION forum between survivors of the Magdalene laundries and the religious orders that ran them has been recommended.

A retired High Court judge has recommended a package of measures including mediation and reconciliation.

In February, Mr Justice John Quirke was asked by the Government to report back within three months on proposals to set up a non-adversarial scheme to compensate the women.

Judge Quirke delivered his report to the Justice Minister Alan Shatter last month.

Mr Quirke has proposed setting up a reconciliation forum where the women and former nuns who ran the laundries could opt to meet and discuss their shared experiences.