Two Magdalene women win fair-procedures ruling

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Two former An Grianán residents were found to have been denied fair procedures by the High Court, reported on 7 June 2017.

The women had worked in an adjoining Magdalene laundry but were excluded from the redress scheme because they had been admitted to An Grianán, which was treated as a separate institution.

Mr Justice Michael White found that they had not been given an opportunity to address evidence about whether the two institutions were distinct. He directed the Department of Justice’s Restorative Justice Unit to reconsider the decisions, while stating that the court would not determine their eligibility for compensation.

The formal orders were adjourned until late July, according to the report.