Special needs education body ordered to pay €40,000 to deaf job applicant over discrimination

Special needs education body ordered to pay €40,000 to deaf job applicant over discrimination

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled the National Council for Special Education had indirectly discriminated against Noel O’Connell on grounds of his disability. Picture: Justin Farrelly / RollingNews.ie

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 - 13:57
Sean McCarthaigh

A State body established to improve education services for children with special needs has been ordered to pay €40,000 in compensation after discriminating against a job applicant who was deaf.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled the National Council for Special Education had indirectly discriminated against Noel O’Connell on grounds of his disability.

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