Magdalene survivors to receive up to €100k

Survivors of Magdalene Laundries are to be paid up to €100,000 as part of a Government redress scheme worth €58m.

Women who were incarcerated in the institutions and forced to work without pay will be entitled to a range of payments depending on how long they spent in the institution.

Women who spent 10 years or more in a laundry will be entitled to a general payment of €40,000, followed by an additional €60,000 for their years of labour.