Kenny: I can't force orders to contribute to Magdalenes redress fund

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he cannot force the religious orders to make a contribution to the redress scheme for former residents of the Magdalene laundries.

Four orders of Catholic nuns – The Good Shepherd Sisters, The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, The Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of Charity - have refused to contribute to the fund, which is expected to cost between €34m and €58m .