UL ordered to pay €50k to former student counsellor who was forced to retire 

Workplace Relations Commission rules that university had breached employment equality rules by discriminating on grounds of age

University of Limerick was found to have discriminated against Michael O'Mahony on grounds of his age.

The University of Limerick has been ordered to pay compensation of €50,000 to a former student counsellor who was forced to retire.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that UL had breached the Employment Equality Act by discriminating against Michael O’Mahony on grounds of his age.