Woman awarded €16,000 for health board discrimination

The Equality Tribunal has awarded €16,000 in compensation to a woman who was discriminated against by East Coast Area Health Board.

The tribunal said the health board had failed to justify its decision not to offer Jennifer Kiersey a permanent part-time position as a staff nurse at St Colman’s Hospital in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow, despite having 12 vacant positions at the time.