John O’Meara, from Nenagh, Co Tipperary, is appealing the refusal by the minister for social protection to grant the pension following the death of his partner of 20 years

Case centres around Tipperary man who appealed to the Supreme Court the refusal by Department of Social Protection to grant him the widower's pension on grounds he was not married to his late partner

Father of three's long-term partner died of covid in 2021 and minister for social protection refused to grant pension on grounds couple were not married, a decision upheld by High Court