Mary Cavner, 80, won her fight for justice after an eight year legal battle over the time she spent at one of the notorious Magdalene laundries.
The mother-of-five spent years trying to convince the state that she worked at the Good Shepherd Convent in Co Cork, which was run by Catholic nuns, from the age of 11 after her father’s death.
The Irish Government formally apologised to all of the women confined to the institutions in 2013 and set up a redress scheme for the victims.
But Mary, who now lives in Hants, England was denied compensation after the Irish authorities claimed she was at St Finbarr’s Industrial School which was not listed as part of this scheme.
Mary was among a number of women who complained to the Irish Ombudsman.
A report in November 2017 recommended that the scheme be extended to associated and adjoining institutions, which the Irish Government adopted.
Mary’s daughter Mandie claimed that the government produced attendance records for her at a Catholic school despite not having a single day at school after entering the laundry.
The Ombudsman ruled that Mary is eligible for the redress scheme and awarded her a five figure settlement.
Mandie said: “My mum didn’t have a single day of education when she was in the laundry, but we were sent records that showed she had been at school every day for years. She worked from the moment she entered the…
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