IT is a “grim time” for equality and human rights in Ireland as the independence of the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) have been severely breached, it has been claimed.

SEVERE and disproportionate equality and human rights cuts are grounds for a case against the Irish Government in Europe, the Equality & Rights Alliance (ERA) has claimed.

THE National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), has a strong mandate representing 500,000 of the country’s two million women.