A doctor who provides courses in occupational health and sports injuries has been fined €5,000 and censured by the High Court over his failure to comply with requirements that he undergo continuing education.

The Equality Tribunal has described as “wholly reprehensible” the lack of empathy a multinational retailer showed to an employee with multiple sclerosis.

SCHOOLS need directly to address and offer guidance to gay and lesbian students to avoid them becoming suicide risks, the ASTI conference was told yesterday.