Female Former Air Corps captain wins €117k for Defence Forces' discrimination

After a seven-year battle, the WRC found that Yvonne O'Rourke was victim to “an unacceptable systematic failure” in the Defence Forces.

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer, Stephen Bonnlander made the maximum possible compensation after finding Yvonne O’Rourke was discriminated against on gender grounds in her efforts to secure promotion. File photo

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered the Minister for Defence to pay €117,814 in compensation to a female former Captain in the Air Corps.

WRC Adjudication Officer, Stephen Bonnlander has made the maximum possible compensation after finding Yvonne O’Rourke was victim to gender discrimination arising from “an unacceptable systematic failure” in the Defence Forces.