IRELAND
RTE News
A reconciliation forum between Magdalene survivors and the four religious orders that ran the institutions has been recommended.
The retired High Court Judge appointed to advise the Government on a redress scheme for the women has recommended a package of measures including mediation and reconciliation.
Mr Justice John Quirke has proposed setting up a reconciliation forum in which the women and former nuns who ran the laundries could opt to meet and discuss their shared experiences.
Mr Justice Quirke is understood to have placed considerable emphasis on mediation as part of a dispute resolution mechanism within the proposed ex gratia scheme.
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