Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme In 2013 the Government established an ex-gratia redress scheme for the benefit of women who were admitted to and worked in one of 12 ‘Magdalen’ institutions. The Government has now decided to apply the scheme to women who worked in the laundries in those 12 institutions but who were resident … Continue reading
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New scheme launched to assist survivors of institutional abuse in Ireland
A new scheme has been launched to assist people who, as children, experienced abuse in institutions in Ireland and who received awards through the Residential Institutions Redress Board or Irish courts. It will be managed by a statutory body established under the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act, 2012, called Caranua, and is supported by a … Continue reading