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# Discrimination

This year
2023
EU study finds above average rate of racist bullying against children in Ireland
56% of people of African descent in Ireland who were surveyed said they experienced racial discrimination in recent years.
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Oct 25th 2023, 9:57 AM
Former RTÉ journalist fails in her €300,000 harassment discrimination claim against broadcaster
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Oct 5th 2023, 2:00 PM
PSG boss arrested in discrimination probe
Christophe Galtier was held for questioning along with his son.
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Jun 30th 2023, 4:30 PM
Two Roma women awarded €6,000 against Dunnes for discrimination
The judge said that the women seemed genuinely aggrieved that they had been treated unfairly.
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May 18th 2023, 11:12 PM
Senator Eileen Flynn describes racism against Travellers after taxi driver refused to take her home
Senator Flynn said that she felt the discrimination “to the gut of my stomach” yesterday.
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May 4th 2023, 1:04 PM
Family challenges court's finding that Cork hotel did not discriminate against them
The family claimed that despite having booked a three night stay they were denied access to the hotel.
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Mar 13th 2023, 4:55 PM
Last year
2022
Croatia fans punished for 'xenophobic behaviour'
Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan was targeted for his ethnic Serb roots.
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Nov 30th 2022, 4:35 PM
'Extremely disappointing': Minister criticises school for separating girl with Down Syndrome from class
The Minister of State for Special Education said that every school can access the resources necessary for inclusion
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Nov 10th 2022, 9:00 AM
Criticism for Ryanair as airline requires South Africans to take pre-flight test in Afrikaans
Critics of the move by Ryanair have pointed out the language’s apartheid association and that it is only the third-most spoken language in the country.
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Jun 7th 2022, 4:22 PM
Hotel ordered to pay €5,000 for discriminating against bride-to-be from Traveller Community
The woman did not receive a response until a complaint was made under the Equal Status Act.
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May 21st 2022, 3:19 PM
'How can we prove it?': Travellers highlight barriers to justice after incidents of discrimination
Traveller women who were surveyed said businesses may deploy “sneaky ways” to refuse them service.
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Apr 29th 2022, 6:00 AM
Unemployed, people with disabilities and Travellers ‘more likely to experience discrimination’
From 2004 to 2019, 12% to 18% of adults reported experiencing some form of discrimination.
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Mar 31st 2022, 4:26 PM
Cork hotel ordered to pay €22,000 to homeless Traveller family in discrimination case
The hotel has been ordered to pay out €38,000 to members of the Travelling community since the start of last month.
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Mar 2nd 2022, 3:42 PM
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Organic farm ordered to pay €8,000 in compensation after telling HIV-positive man to leave farm
The man alleged that after being told that he could no longer work at the organic farm, two requests to have a shower were refused.
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Dec 13th 2021, 7:45 AM
UN to review Ireland's record on human rights, conversion therapy and Traveller discrimination
Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman will lead the Irish delegation and deliver a speech at today’s hearing.
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Nov 10th 2021, 6:00 AM
Hotel operator attempts to overturn finding it discriminated against Traveller woman seeking to book wedding venue
The Bunratty Castle Hotel has appealed the finding.
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Mar 3rd 2021, 9:34 PM
Column: 'Pontins only achieved such rapid notoriety because it targeted common Irish surnames'
Two decades on from a landmark case in Britain, discrimination is still an everyday experience for Travellers, writes legal affairs journalist CJ McKinney.
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Mar 2nd 2021, 9:00 PM
'Nice-looking girl but her father is Jamaican': Attitude to race impacted on adoption from homes
The Commission’s report also found that physical and intellectual disabilities impacted on outcomes for children.
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Jan 13th 2021, 12:05 AM
WRC finds Dublin school discriminated against Catholic girl by favouring Church of Ireland students
The school denied discrimination and said there is no non fee-paying Church of Ireland school in the area.
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Dec 24th 2020, 3:18 PM
Two-thirds of Irish Travellers have faced discrimination, report finds
Travellers in Ireland reported having the lowest rates of employment in Europe, at just 15%.
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Dec 7th 2020, 7:15 AM
Roma woman wrongfully accused of failing to pay fare and thrown off Dublin Bus
The woman and a friend who was with her at the time received a substantial settlement.
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Oct 1st 2020, 6:15 AM
Ban on learner driver permits for asylum seekers not discrimination, court rules
The ruling overturns a previous finding in favour of people living in direct
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Jul 30th 2020, 6:12 PM
Decision to cut welfare payments after recipients' holidays abroad criticised as 'unfair and discriminatory'
Over 140 people have had their welfare payments stopped after travelling abroad – but others receiving State benefits aren’t affected.
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Jul 27th 2020, 1:20 PM
'She was left vulnerable': 64-year-old woman awarded €10,000 after being fired over age and illness
The woman took a discrimination case against her employer, a residential disability service.
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Jun 26th 2020, 10:15 AM
Maternity leave exclusion from wage subsidy referred to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
In order to be eligible for the scheme, employees need a pay slip from January or February this year.
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May 15th 2020, 9:16 AM
'We had bottles thrown at us, a woman spit on us': Six in 10 LGBT people avoid holding hands in public
Three in 10 people avoid certain locations for fear of being assaulted, according to a new survey.
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May 14th 2020, 6:00 AM
Gay man described as 'f****t' by colleague awarded €27k over being harassed in workplace
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Jan 21st 2020, 1:29 PM
Verona Murphy has been 'through a tough time' but it's the right decision to take her off the FG ticket, says Coveney
Coveney said the by-election campaign was ‘personally stressful’ on Murphy.
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Dec 23rd 2019, 6:25 PM
Varadkar says he is 'thankful' he hasn't had much experiences of homophobia or racism
He said he has been subjected to name-calling but never anything violent.
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Dec 22nd 2019, 10:42 AM
Hotel ordered to pay €5k over cancelling Holy Communion booking for members of Traveller family
A mother and her two children took cases to the Workplace Relations Commission, claiming they’d been discriminated against.
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Dec 18th 2019, 6:08 PM
Design engineer fired over stammer awarded €15,000 in compensation
The man’s employer blamed the ‘communication thing’.
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Oct 2nd 2019, 8:05 PM
Father awarded €3.5k in discrimination case over daughter's enrolment in school
The father took the gender discrimination case under the Equal Status Act at the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Sep 24th 2019, 9:07 PM
'Let him give up football' - Barnes criticises Sancho's racism comments
The former Liverpool star addressed comments made by Sancho regarding a recent spate of racism.
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Sep 4th 2019, 10:43 AM
'Called a thick b***h, physically assaulted and sexually harassed every day': Maximum award for worker who suffered relentless campaign
The Workplace Relations Commission condemned the employer for failing to stop the abuse.
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Aug 9th 2019, 5:57 PM
Garda management feared Sikh members could win discrimination cases over turban ban
Earlier this year the force announced a change to rules in relation to uniforms to allow the wearing of turbans and hijabs.
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Jun 23rd 2019, 12:05 AM
Man awarded €5,000 after job interviewer greeted him with 'so, you're Deaf?'
The branch manager asked the man, who had years of experience in a similar role, how he would manage to do the warehouse job safely.
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May 17th 2019, 6:30 AM
FA welcomes players' anti-racism manifesto, warns against unilateral action
The governing body also recommended that if players are racially abused and want to walk off the pitch in protest, that they leave it to the referee.
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Apr 24th 2019, 3:43 PM
Here's why tenants can take discrimination cases against landlords at the Workplace Relations Commission
The WRC provides advice on workplace issues to employers and to employees.
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Apr 22nd 2019, 10:00 PM
'I left feeling like s**t': AIB criticised for 'presuming' Irish woman was international student
Sarah* (20) was born in Ireland to Chinese parents. She now attends the National College of Ireland (NCI).
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Apr 18th 2019, 12:05 AM
'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).
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Apr 9th 2019, 4:44 PM
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