Compensation scheme for Magdalene Laundry survivors to be published today
Galway Bay fm newsroom - The details of the compensation scheme for the survivors of the Magdalene Laundries, including the former laundry on Forster Street in the city, will be published today.
It follows a three month review by former High Court judge, Mr Justice John Quirke.
It's understood the redress fund could be up to 50 million euro.
The redress scheme comes after a report by former Senator Martin McAleese found that the state had a hand in around a quarter of admissions to the laundries - which were workhouses run by four religious orders between 1922 and 1996.
Last February, the Taoiseach offered an emotional apology to the women involved - and promised to compensate them.