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# discrimination - Friday 26 June, 2020
'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.
# discrimination - Friday 15 May, 2020
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.
# discrimination - Thursday 14 May, 2020
'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.
# discrimination - Tuesday 21 January, 2020
Gay man described as 'f****t' by colleague awarded €27k over being harassed in workplace
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
# discrimination - Monday 23 December, 2019
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.
# discrimination - Sunday 22 December, 2019
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.
# discrimination - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
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.
# discrimination - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
Design engineer fired over stammer awarded €15,000 in compensation
The man’s employer blamed the ‘communication thing’.
# discrimination - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
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.
# discrimination - Wednesday 4 September, 2019
# discrimination - Friday 9 August, 2019
'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.
# discrimination - Sunday 23 June, 2019
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.
# discrimination - Friday 17 May, 2019
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.
# discrimination - Wednesday 24 April, 2019
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.
# discrimination - Monday 22 April, 2019
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.
# discrimination - Thursday 18 April, 2019
'I left feeling like s**t': AIB criticised for 'presuming' Irish woman was international student Exclusive
Sarah* (20) was born in Ireland to Chinese parents. She now attends the National College of Ireland (NCI).
# discrimination - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
'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).
# discrimination - Saturday 23 March, 2019
'It is really sad that things like this are happening in 2019'
Germany’s stars have condemned racist abuse aimed at two of their players.
# discrimination - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
Woman who claimed landlord's son called her a 'black c**t' and had tenancy terminated awarded €12k
The woman said she was given notice to quit the property two days after informing the landlord she applied for rent supplement.
# discrimination - Friday 8 February, 2019
Print company ordered to pay gay man €2.5k over refusal to print civil partnership invites
This follows a landmark ruling by the Workplace Relations Commission.
# discrimination - Tuesday 18 December, 2018
Black non-Irish people five times more likely to experience discrimination seeking work in Ireland
This group is also over two and a half times more likely to experience discrimination when in employment when compared to white Irish people.
# discrimination - Sunday 16 December, 2018
Woman awarded €2k in discrimination case after shop worker told her 'you are only a lesbian'
The woman claimed the employee also asked her to come outside to fight.
# discrimination - Monday 19 November, 2018
System slammed as 'outdated' after person who recovered from mental illness denied life assurance
Fianna Fáil TD James Browne said that legislation needed updated to reflect a more “modern understanding of mental health”.
# discrimination - Friday 9 November, 2018
Solicitor tells High Court she was discriminated against because she is 'a woman and a black African'
The solicitor was asked about her qualifications and training while representing a patient at a Mental Health tribunal.
# discrimination - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
PFAI calls on English and Scottish FA's to investigate 'all incidents of anti-Irish discrimination'
The PFAI and Show Racism the Red Card have stood in solidarity with James McClean and Neil Lennon.
# discrimination - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
Sacked French woman awarded €10k for discrimination on the grounds of nationality
The woman was accused of making “over familiar” comments to other staff.
# discrimination - Monday 1 October, 2018
One in five disability discrimination reports are about health services
People with disabilities are more likely to experience discrimination than people who don’t have a disability.
# discrimination - Wednesday 26 September, 2018
Boots pharmacy which questioned man about hydrogen peroxide 'discriminated on grounds of race'
The man said he was seen as suspicious “because of the colour of his skin and his beard”.
# discrimination - Tuesday 28 August, 2018
Coffee shop which discriminated against pregnant worker ordered to pay €15k damages
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
# discrimination - Tuesday 21 August, 2018
'Humiliated, belittled, embarassed': Woman awarded €4.2k over Hap discrimination
It was found that the woman was discriminated against by the landlord and was awarded the equivalent of three months’ rent.
# discrimination - Sunday 12 August, 2018
Woman, sacked same day she told employer she had to attend pregnancy appointment, awarded €10,000
The woman had been working at the company for a little over a month.
# discrimination - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
Four female lecturers at NUIG promoted after settling gender discrimination case
The proceedings were taken after the four claimed they were overlooked for promotions between 2008 and 2009.
# discrimination - Monday 23 July, 2018
Catholic mother loses case after claiming girl turned down for school bus scheme on religious grounds
The family were told the girl wasn’t eligible for the free scheme because there was a suitable school nearby.
# discrimination - Thursday 5 July, 2018
Landlord ordered to pay couple €6k after refusing HAP allowance to pay rent
The couple said the landlord’s refusal had “a damaging effect for their family, both financially and personally”.
# discrimination - Friday 15 June, 2018
Lone mothers and people with disabilities discriminated against when it comes to housing
New research looking into discrimination and inequality in housing in Ireland was published today.
# discrimination - Thursday 14 June, 2018
Russian MP criticised for saying don't have sex with men from different races during World Cup
Tamara Pletneva says mixed-race children will face discrimination and will suffer.
# discrimination - Saturday 26 May, 2018
Egyptian baggage handler refused job at Dublin Airport by agency after being told he was 'too old and slow'
The man, a naturalised Irish citizen, had held several other manual roles at the airport over the previous nine years.
# discrimination - Saturday 12 May, 2018
Man gets €20,000 in compensation after becoming depressed on late shifts
A change to day shifts was supported by the man’s GP and by an occupational health physician.
# discrimination - Friday 11 May, 2018
Council told to pay Traveller family €20,000 after refusing them access to housing list
The council had deemed the family to not be ‘normally resident’ as they were illegally living in a caravan on private property.
# discrimination - Tuesday 1 May, 2018
Bakers in 'gay cake' row to have appeal heard in Supreme Court today
It is the first time the UK Supreme Court has heard a case in Northern Ireland.
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The former Liverpool star addressed comments made by Sancho regarding a recent spate of racism.
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