A Killaloe survivor of the Magdalene Laundries is hoping compensation can be provided as soon as possible for the women who received a state apology this week.
With many of the remaining survivors at an advanced age, campaign groups are hoping money promised for counselling, and medical fees as well as payment for the hard work they carried out in the religious run institutions will be made sooner rather than later.
Margaret Joyce from Ballina-Killaloe – who spent five years in the Good Sheppard Convent in Limerick – says compensation is only part of the acknowledgement they deserve
Survivors of the Magdalene Laundries can contact the Department of Justice to register their intent to seek State support on 01-476 8649.
People can also contact the department by writing to:
Magdalene Laundry Fund, C/O Department of Justice and Equality, Montague Court, Montague Street, Dublin 2.
