Residential Institutions Redress Board

Residential Institutions Redress Board was set up by the Irish Government under the Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002. The purpose of establishing this Board is to make fair and reasonable awards to people who, as children, were abused while resident in various institutions in Ireland. Institutions that come under the remit of the Board include industrial schools, reformatories and other institutions in Ireland that were subject to State regulation or State inspection.

The Board, which is wholly independent, is chaired by His Honour Judge Seán O'Leary, Judge of the High Court.

All applications for redress are treated in the strictest confidence, and all hearings conducted by the Board are in private.

The closing date for applications to the Redress Board is the 1st December 2005.

Legal costs
Your solicitors professional fees are fully paid for by the Redress Board. Your settlement monies will not be reduced by legal fees when dealing with us.

In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees, or in other cases as a percentage or a proportion of any award or settlement.