'It’s an awful thing to have to ask and wait for compensation for something that was done to you'

When Helen Culpan's mother reported the rape to the gardaí, they sent her to the local priest.: 'He abused my poor mother and lifted my skirt to see if I had any knickers on.' Picture: Patrick Browne

A 90-year-old woman who was raped by a local farmer as a teenager and had her child adopted by the nuns has said she is still waiting on her redress payment — despite the State promising to make elderly people a priority.

In March, the Government rolled out the long-awaited Mother and Baby Home Redress scheme for people who were incarcerated in the religious and state-run institutions for unmarried mothers.