THE Equality Tribunal has awarded a South African worker more than €41,000 in compensation after ruling that she was racially discriminated against by the Dublin widower who hired her as a child minder.

The Government tonight came under heavy criticism for proposed new laws on immigrants which include robust powers to remove illegal asylum seekers.

The Government has today published controversial new legislation aimed at tightening Ireland's laws on immigration and asylum.

A study by the Migrant Rights Centre has found foreign women employed as domestic workers in Ireland are being subjected to widespread mistreatment and exploitation.