# compensation

This year

2023

# Stampede

Pakistani police arrest eight people after 12 killed in Ramadan food stampede

Hundreds of women and children had rushed to collect free food and cash outside a factory in Karachi.

11.7k

Apr 1st 2023, 4:31 PM

# legal strategy

HSE apologies: Advocates call for 'change of culture' to stop long court battles for families

Solicitors said the HSE’s actions on numerous medical negligence cases harm the ‘healing process’ for families.

Medical negligence solicitors claim that the HSE's strategy on cases remains "deny and defend".

One solicitor summarised the approach as "you deal with it when you have to deal with it".

The HSE says its open disclosure policy reflects the primacy of the rights of patients.

11.8k

Mar 14th 2023, 12:01 AM

# compensation

Fuel station operator ordered to pay taxi driver €7.5k over alleged use of n-word by employee

The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.

28.6k

Feb 28th 2023, 8:41 PM

# Courts

Child awarded €50,000 in compensation after fingertip cut off in accident with Luas seat

The girl was two years old at the time.

13.6k

Feb 13th 2023, 4:29 PM

# compensation

Barcelona ordered to pay more than €7 million to sacked midfielder

Matheus Fernandes joined the Catalan club from Palmeiras at the end of the 2020 winter transfer.

21.0k

Jan 10th 2023, 8:24 PM

Last year

2022

# compensation

Primary school ordered to pay €12,000 to girl with Down Syndrome kept separate from classmates

The Workplace Relations Commission heard the girl had to spend most of her school day in a foyer outside the classroom.

23.8k

Nov 9th 2022, 5:40 PM

# compensation

Bill to overhaul Garda Compensation Scheme completes passage through the Oireachtas

The main objectives of the Bill is to reduce the length of time it takes for compensation claims to be dealt with.

14.2k

Oct 18th 2022, 7:22 PM

# Sexual Harassment

Cafe owner ordered to pay €2,500 to teenage waitress in sexual harassment case

The WRC found that the cafe owner had discriminated against the young woman under the Employment Equality Act.

58.4k

Oct 9th 2022, 11:44 AM

# Disability

'Left high and dry': Wheelchair users hit out at damage caused while flying

‘What’s not understood by airlines and baggage handlers is that the wheelchair is basically somebody’s legs.’

17.8k

Sep 12th 2022, 7:00 AM

# compensation

School ordered to pay €3,300 to 60-year-old teacher over 'energy' question during job interview

The teacher lost out in the job competition to an applicant who was 30 years younger.

72.0k

Jun 15th 2022, 7:13 PM

# Court

Circuit court overturns WRC ruling that gave father €3k in school gender discrimination dispute

The judge ruled that the school’s actions could not be determined to be gender discrimination.

20.9k

May 31st 2022, 6:05 PM

# compensation

Dublin City Council ordered to pay tenants €11,000 over ‘damp, mould and mildew’ in flat

An engineer told the court that there were also defects with regard to ventilation, insulation, flooding, overcrowding.

25.1k

May 12th 2022, 5:16 PM

# Mental Health

'My son lost his smile': Families say South Kerry CAMHS compensation scheme must be non-adversarial

“There’s nothing really that can compensate for the last four years,” one father said.

24.3k

Updated

Apr 20th 2022, 9:10 AM

All time

# mother-and-baby homes

'No understanding of trauma': Survivors hit out at 6-month rule & legal waiver in redress scheme

The Government unveiled the long-awaited Mother and Baby Home redress scheme earlier today.

19.9k

Nov 16th 2021, 7:15 PM

# compensation

'Can you put a price on trauma?': Redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes ready

The Cabinet is set to sign off on the details of a long-awaited redress scheme later today.

5.7k

Nov 16th 2021, 6:00 AM

# compensation

US offers to pay relatives of 10 people killed in botched Afghanistan drone strike

The US drone strike took place as American forces were completing their withdrawal.

14.3k

Oct 16th 2021, 12:09 PM

# compensation

Sport firm dismisses credit controller after Covid childcare issue in remote working row

The Workplace Relations Commission has recommended that the firm pay her €10,000 in compensation.

35.6k

Aug 13th 2021, 4:50 PM

# mink farming

'No longer appropriate': Cabinet signs off on fur farming ban and compensation scheme for farmers

The prohibition is not expected to begin until next year, allowing farmers to see out the 2021 season.

22.6k

Updated

Jun 22nd 2021, 2:38 PM

# Hillsborough

Police forces agree Hillsborough cover-up compensation for 601 victims

The South Yorkshire and West Midlands forces agreed the settlement following a civil claim for misfeasance in a public office.

10.5k

Jun 4th 2021, 12:39 PM

# compensation

DCU told to pay €27,500 for victimising former employee who made sexual harassment complaint

Rene O’Reilly told the hearing that her “reputation was ruined because of the dismissal and she was out of work for a year and lost her home”.

30.8k

May 31st 2021, 10:21 PM

# compensation

Offaly woman attacked by pitbull terrier gets €122,000 in damages

Colene Killian has undergone surgery multiple times due to her injuries.

38.5k

May 20th 2021, 12:25 PM

# Redress

'Pay us and acknowledge what happened': Mother and baby home survivors want compensation and a remembrance day

Some survivors have also called on the government to take legal action against the religious orders who ran the institutions if they refuse to pay financial compensation.

28.6k

Apr 4th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Finlay Tribunal

The State has paid out over €1 billion in compensation to victims of contaminated blood products

The tribunal has been hearing claims on a continuous basis since March 1996.

15.2k

Jan 12th 2021, 10:20 PM

# Troubles

Stormont Executive Office acting unlawfully in delaying victims’ payouts, judge rules

The payment scheme should have opened to applications at the end of May.

10.9k

Aug 21st 2020, 12:47 PM

# compensation

Lidl ordered to pay €17k after demoting manager to clerk following misconduct claims

James Murphy had been working for the company for 16 years.

43.4k

Feb 6th 2020, 9:30 PM

# High Court

Wife and children of murdered garda Tony Golden agree €1.4m settlement

The garda was killed as he responded to a domestic violence complaint in 2015.

25.4k

Jan 27th 2020, 12:35 PM

# compensation

HSE to pay €30,000 to nurses over 'stress caused' by delay in publishing report into bullying claims

The order was made by the Workplace Relations Commission.

31.8k

Dec 23rd 2019, 5:51 PM

# steep increase

Personal injury claims have cost the State €2 billion this decade

The figures were released to Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath via parliamentary question.

17.3k

Dec 23rd 2019, 12:05 AM

# Discrimination

Design engineer fired over stammer awarded €15,000 in compensation

The man’s employer blamed the ‘communication thing’.

30.1k

Oct 2nd 2019, 8:05 PM

# slip and sue

'We're being fed this lie': Exposing the myths of Ireland's 'compo culture'

Personal injury awards have been dropping despite suggestions that out-of-control claims are feeding prices.

52.4k

Sep 9th 2019, 12:01 AM

# mary cavner

Magdalene Laundry survivor (80) awarded settlement for unpaid work

Mary Cavner worked at the Good Shepherd’s Convent in Co Cork following her father’s death.

22.2k

Aug 21st 2019, 3:19 PM

# Maternity Leave

Company ordered to pay €61,000 to woman who was 'discriminated against due to pregnancy'

The general manager was effectively demoted after returning from maternity leave.

60.1k

Aug 21st 2019, 6:20 AM

# Meath

Garda whose legs were crushed in assault awarded €975,000

Ciaran Murrihy was deliberately crushed between a stolen car and a garda vehicle, breaking his legs.

35.9k

Jul 1st 2019, 4:17 PM

# compensation

Truck driver awarded €22k after being dismissed as a result of an oil spillage

The case was brought before the workplace relations commission.

24.6k

Jun 6th 2019, 6:20 AM

# Insurance

'We're satisfied with the result': Dean Hotel confirms Maria Bailey has officially withdrawn case

Fine Gael announced yesterday it will launch an internal review of the case.

40.9k

May 30th 2019, 1:59 PM

# swing-gate

Fine Gael reacts to 'car crash' Maria Bailey interview: 'I think she did herself a disservice this morning'

TD Maria Bailey defended taking a claim against a hotel after falling off a swing.

177k

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May 27th 2019, 1:09 PM

# compensation

'A private matter': No comment from Taoiseach as TD drops swing claim against Dublin hotel

The Irish Independent reports today that TD Maria Bailey has dropped her claim against The Dean hotel.

59.1k

May 25th 2019, 7:25 PM

# WRC

'Upsetting and humiliating': AIB ordered to pay €4,000 to Syrian dentist over account refusal

The discrimination case was taken before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

35.7k

Apr 9th 2019, 4:44 PM

# Unfair Dismissal

Woman awarded €15k after claiming she was dismissed because of her pregnancy

The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.

20.4k

Apr 4th 2019, 6:10 AM

# PAC

Over €100k paid out in compensation to two families of prisoners who died from self-inflicted injuries

That’s according to documents provided to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

18.2k

Mar 29th 2019, 6:00 AM