A former sales assistant at Dunnes Stores has claimed that she wanted to work her rostered hours but could not do so as she was not permitted to wear a hijab at work.

Wishing for better times may have become a national past time but one schoolboy has turned the dreary national attitude to his advantage — catching the eye of a world-leading firm in the process.

The prize-winning art of a Co Clare teenager will be seen by millions of internet users this week when it appears on the Google Ireland homepage.