THE religious orders responsible for running the Magdalene Laundries have told the Government they will not contribute to the fund established to compensate survivors. They include the Good Shepard nuns, who operated a laundry at Clare Street / Pennywell Road from 1858 until 1982. It had capacity for 120 women. The Good Shepherd’s, the Mercy Sisters, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, the Sisters of Charity have told the Minister for Justice they will not pay into the scheme, which could cost up to €58million. The orders have said they will assist in the assembly of records and looking after former residents who remain in their care.
