Former IRA men in court appeal over job discrimination

Two former IRA men went to the Appeal Court in Belfast today to challenge an employment tribunal’s upholding of the Simon Community’s refusal to employ them because of their terrorist backgrounds.

Former IRA men in court appeal over job discrimination
Thu, 22 Nov, 2007 - 14:36

Two former IRA men went to the Appeal Court in Belfast today to challenge an employment tribunal’s upholding of the Simon Community’s refusal to employ them because of their terrorist backgrounds.

The Fair Employment Tribunal said in 2005 that the two men had been discriminated against on the ground of their political opinion.

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