Discrimination

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Lansdowne House Workplace Relations Commission
Shop ordered to pay €15,000 to intellectually disabled woman wrongly accused of shoplifting
The complainant was awarded €15,000 after being discriminated against following a case of mistaken identity

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Road Safety Appeal and Bank Holiday Statistics
'Worsening atmosphere' for minorities: Hate crimes rise by a third 
The most prevalent discriminatory motive for the hate crimes was race (32%), followed by sexual orientation (22%) and nationality (21%)

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023

Equestrian centre to pay €1k to child with autism they refused to enrol on summer camp
Equestrian centre to pay €1k to child with autism they refused to enrol on summer camp
The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that they had discriminated against the child by failing to provide reasonable accommodation for someone with a disability

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023

Traveller family seeks to overturn discrimination appeal by Charleville Park Hotel
Traveller family seeks to overturn discrimination appeal by Charleville Park Hotel
The appeal comes down to the requirement to have a credit card when booking a room at the hotel

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

Publisher of site that 'supports mothers' discriminated against pregnant employee, rules WRC
Publisher of site that 'supports mothers' discriminated against pregnant employee, rules WRC
Zahra Publishing Limited, the operator of the everymum.ie online parenting community, said she was dismissed on account of her poor  sales performance

Tue, 07 Feb, 2023

Letter in the mailbox
Postal firm ordered to pay €8.5k to man with 'bad back' for not offering him delivery job
A Chief Medical Officer had deemed the man fit for work but with the caveat that it would be unsafe for him to do heavy manual handling

Mon, 06 Feb, 2023

Defence Forces tenders for experts to deliver equality training to troops
Defence Forces tenders for experts to deliver equality training to troops
It comes as the Women of Honour group, made up of female members of the forces, said it has received no update since the establishment of an independent review group (IRG) into its claims

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Nursery apologises after child with special needs ‘treated less favourably’
Nursery apologises after child with special needs ‘treated less favourably’
The parents of Amelie Cummins took a disability discrimination case on behalf of their daughter against Trinity Nursery School in Bangor

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

File Pic The Ombudsman for Children's Office has found what it has described as "deplorable" living conditions for children at a
Travellers' accommodation needs 'knowingly' neglected
'We have Traveller families that send their children to the library in the wintertime to do their homework because they don’t have any electricity'

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

ULSTER Whiskey 3
State papers: Bushmills asked Government for help after US boycott over discrimination claims
A DUP mayor also mounted a ban on the Bushmills brand over the company’s sponsorship of a GAA team in Northern Ireland

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

Labour market inequality must be overcome in tackling global recession
Labour market inequality must be overcome in tackling global recession
Ireland has the highest rate of low pay among western EU states, a problem more acute for migrant workers, women, younger and older workers. But Ireland has two untapped labour sources to help respond to the challenge, writes Maeve O'Sullivan

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

Alcohol Drinking - Stock
Hotel must pay €10k to female worker over 'itinerant' remark
A hotel has been ordered to pay a €10,000 discrimination award to a female employee from a Traveller background after a senior manager referred to her as ‘an itinerant’.

Sun, 18 Dec, 2022

Iran Protests
'We will never be the same again': Iran's women speak
“The death of Mahsa Amini has changed our lives. After seeing all the things we have seen in the days since she died, we will never be the same again.” 

Sun, 18 Dec, 2022

CC MARIAN FINUCANE FUNERAL
Calls for Alan Dukes to retract 'incendiary' comments about people living on the border
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys, who represents the Cavan-Monaghan constituency said Mr Dukes' comments were 'wrong and he should apologise'

Thu, 01 Dec, 2022

CC MUSLIMS IN MEDIA SEMINAR
99 reports of racist incidents to Immigrant Council last year
the number of racist incidents reported rose from 57 in 2020, and included incidents in the workplace, making up 14%

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Hotel ordered to pay €5k to blind woman for discrimination over guide dog
Hotel ordered to pay €5k to blind woman for discrimination over guide dog
Woman told there was no room suitable for the guide dog and that she should have requested a room designated for disability

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

School must pay €12k for excluding pupil with Down syndrome from classroom
School must pay €12k for excluding pupil with Down syndrome from classroom
The WRC also found that the school breached its obligation to the child by curtailing her opportunity to fully access and participate in education

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

UCC lecturer fears for his safety after letter threat
UCC lecturer fears for his safety after letter threat
Amanullah De Sondy also criticised political leaders for their 'silence' on racism after he received an abusive letter recently

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

Labour Court overturns €93k discrimination award ruled by WRC in 2018
Labour Court overturns €93k discrimination award ruled by WRC in 2018
The Labour Court has overturned a €93,498 discrimination award made to a deputy primary school principal.

Fri, 26 Aug, 2022

Nottingham City Centre Stock
Ladbrokes ordered to pay Roma couple €10k for refusing to take a bet
The man claimed bets were accepted from two other customers who had entered the shop after him, while staff had also laughed at him

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

Man with autism wins country's first payout over not wearing a mask during pandemic
Man with autism wins country's first payout over not wearing a mask during pandemic
The WRC has ordered a clinic to pay out €3,000 compensation to a patient with autism concerning his discrimination claim relating to the non-wearing of a mask during Covid-19

Thu, 21 Jul, 2022

'The impact language has on people is huge': hate crime legislation welcomed
'The impact language has on people is huge': hate crime legislation welcomed
Adam Long, Board Director of the National LGBT Federation said the legislation "ends Ireland’s outlier status" as virtually the sole nation in the Western World for having no hate crime legislation

Wed, 13 Jul, 2022

Hate crime legislation 'with teeth' to be in place by end of the year
Hate crime legislation 'with teeth' to be in place by end of the year
New hate crime legislation "with teeth" will be in place by the end of the year, the Justice Minister says.

Wed, 13 Jul, 2022

FILE PHOTO The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has recommended that the State should abolish the Special Crim
Disability discrimination tops human rights cases
Under the Equal Status Acts, concerns raised over housing assistance (16%) and race (13%) came behind disability.

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Cork man's discrimination claim against restaurant over Covid mask-wearing dismissed
Cork man's discrimination claim against restaurant over Covid mask-wearing dismissed
The Cork man also admitted to using a recording device to record all interactions in establishments to further his multiple discrimination claims

Tue, 05 Jul, 2022

Rally Held In Support Of Transgender Community
Maeve Higgins: Transness points to exciting future but the backlash has been vile
Transgender people may be the catalyst for cisgender people starting to look beyond the physical and explore the interior, the community, and the elements that make us feel and think, places where transness points to a beautiful and exciting future, writes Maeve Higgins

Fri, 24 Jun, 2022

Spain Transgender Rights
Laylah Beattie: Ireland has transformed itself when it comes to gender recognition
Irish supports for transgender people have improved radically since she first began looking for help with her own journey, writes Laylah Beattie

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022

Firm told to pay headscarf-wearing interviewee for asking 'Where are you from originally?'
Firm told to pay headscarf-wearing interviewee for asking 'Where are you from originally?'
The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that asking Ms Saad, who was wearing a headscarf, about her nationality at an interview raises an inference of discrimination in the circumstances

Thu, 16 Jun, 2022

An Extreme Example of Gentrification in London's Notting Hill
British mothers miss out on more than €80,000 in decade after giving birth
Research show derailed career paths, missed promotion opportunities, and tens of thousands of foregone earnings

Mon, 06 Jun, 2022

Pregnant carer awarded €45k for not being allowed work from home during pandemic
Pregnant carer awarded €45k for not being allowed work from home during pandemic
Ms Doherty said she had recently resigned her employment at St John of God Community Services as the discrimination was a humiliating experience

Thu, 02 Jun, 2022

Dublin v Kerry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Man loses discrimination case against RTÉ over absence of sign language for All-Ireland final
RTÉ submitted that the provision of Irish Sign Language during live sporting broadcasts presents a significant set of challenges for any broadcaster

Tue, 31 May, 2022

Team players — why we need to mix boys and girls in school-age sport 
Team players — why we need to mix boys and girls in school-age sport 
Studies find allowing girls and boys to play team sports together provides advantages for both genders.

Mon, 23 May, 2022

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Bride-to-be member of Traveller Community awarded €5,000 over hotel discrimination 
Workplace Relations Commission found that the complainant had been denied the opportunity to have her wedding at the hotel on the basis of her membership of the Traveller Community.

Sat, 21 May, 2022

Cork engineering firm ordered to pay diabetic fitter €5.4k over discriminatory dismissal
Cork engineering firm ordered to pay diabetic fitter €5.4k over discriminatory dismissal
The dismissal followed an induction meeting where the worker was "forceful" in his interventions concerning a colleague who was coughing and sneezing and not wearing a face mask

Wed, 11 May, 2022

Martin Warde: Let's hope rise in Travellers applying to become gardaí translates to jobs
Martin Warde: Let's hope rise in Travellers applying to become gardaí translates to jobs
Getting rid of the 'us and them' mentality between Travellers and gardaí can be done, but it takes time and motivation

Wed, 04 May, 2022

Protestant factory worker fails in harassment claim over playing of anti-British songs
Protestant factory worker fails in harassment claim over playing of anti-British songs
Mr Weir also alleged that while the music was being played a co-worker stopped by his desk and shouted “up the RA”

Fri, 08 Apr, 2022

Mother and baby homes
Unemployed, disabled and Travellers ‘more likely to experience discrimination’
The study compiles data from a number of sources to provide information on the experience of discrimination reported by three groups

Thu, 31 Mar, 2022

Male and female symbols on piles of coins - Gender pay equality concept
Female statistician at Teagasc who earned €20k a year less than male colleague awarded €40k
The Workplace Relations Commission has described Teagasc’s treatment of Ms Reid’s equal pay claim as “absolutely shocking”.

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022

Report brands carbon taxes as 'regressive' and calls for climate policies to be 'poverty-proofed'
Report brands carbon taxes as 'regressive' and calls for climate policies to be 'poverty-proofed'
The likes of poor air quality, illegal waste dumping, and polluted water hit the most vulnerable the hardest, the report said

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022

Charleville Park Hotel discriminated against homeless Travellers, WRC finds 
Charleville Park Hotel discriminated against homeless Travellers, WRC finds 
Hotel refused family of four accommodation on basis it required a credit card as security

Wed, 02 Mar, 2022

Gay pride rainbow flag on a plain background
'Clear disparities' in attitudes towards different LGBT+ communities, report finds
A report found that trans, non-binary, intersex and bi+ people were rated less favourably than gay men and lesbian women

Tue, 01 Mar, 2022

Three-time victimised lecturer brands Waterford IT 'the most toxic work environment'
Three-time victimised lecturer brands Waterford IT 'the most toxic work environment'
Employed at WIT since 1997, Dr Moore Walsh confirmed that she has taken six separate workplace relations cases against WIT since 2004

Mon, 28 Feb, 2022

Lecturer compensated a third time for being victimised by Waterford IT
Lecturer compensated a third time for being victimised by Waterford IT
Previously in 2004 and 2006, WIT was ordered to pay Ms Moore Walsh compensation for victimisation

Mon, 21 Feb, 2022

An Garda Síochána to appeal ruling that found age limit for new recruits is discriminatory
An Garda Síochána to appeal ruling that found age limit for new recruits is discriminatory
The WRC had ruled that the Garda Commissioner had not demonstrated that there would be a significant number of gardaí unable to perform physically demanding tasks if the upper age limit was removed

Wed, 16 Feb, 2022

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