Doherty to propose fix as mothers and grandmothers protest over pension cuts

A grandmother forced to quit her civil service job in the 1970s because she got married has accused the Government of penalising a generation of women with pension cuts.

Joan McLoughlin from Caragh, Naas, Co Kildare has been denied 21,000 euro so far because of changes made to work-related entitlements in 2012.