No cash forthcoming from Magdalene orders

The Department of Justice has failed in its attempt to coax money from the Magdalene Laundry orders after opting not to drawn on 12 years of almost identical experiences of another department.

The four religious orders that ran the Magdalene Laundries have told the Department of Justice a second time that they will not contribute to the compensation scheme.

This declaration followed meetings with Justice Minister Alan Shatter in June, at which he asked the congregations to support the fund.