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# Discrimination

America's highest court just sided with a Muslim girl denied an Abercrombie 'model' job

Samantha Elauf, then 17, was rejected because her headscarf didn’t fit with the company’s “look policy”.

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Jun 1st 2015, 5:55 PM

# donut judge us

Bakery in 'gay cake' row to appeal discrimination ruling

The McCarthur family said they came to the decision after consulting legal advisers.

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May 28th 2015, 2:36 PM

# Discrimination

Ashers bakery to stick to birthday cakes after gay cake row

The company doesn’t want any more controversy.

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May 22nd 2015, 11:15 PM

# Discrimination

Travellers to get £3000 each after being refused entry to pub

JD Wetherspoon had denied any wrongdoing.

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May 18th 2015, 4:33 PM

# depressing

It's not easy getting work in Ireland if your skin is the wrong colour...

Non-nationals and certain ethnicities are reporting worrying (and varying) levels of employer bias, and apparently the recession has nothing to do with it.

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May 6th 2015, 6:15 AM

# Discrimination

"If you were loyal to the company, your pregnancy would not be an issue”

Agnieszka Sobczyk has been awarded €10,000 in compensation after being fired.

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Apr 17th 2015, 5:35 PM

# ginger power

A student was banned from class because her hair was too ginger

This would put Irish schools out of business, WHAT.

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Apr 16th 2015, 8:40 PM

# religious freedom

'We must never come close to having anything like Whites Only signs again'

Apple CEO Tim Cook has hit out at religious freedom laws.

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Mar 30th 2015, 10:37 AM

# Germany

Muslim teachers will be allowed to wear their headscarves in class

The issue has been a major topic of debate in Germany.

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Mar 14th 2015, 4:30 PM

# Equality Tribunal

McDonald's did not discriminate against an Irish woman because of her nationality

The Equality Tribunal said that the majority of staff in fast food are not Irish.

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Feb 20th 2015, 6:36 PM

# Self-employed

'Bosses need to be treated equally to - if not better than - employees'

The Small Firms Association wants an end to ‘discrimination’ against the self-employed.

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Jan 20th 2015, 10:01 AM

# Discrimination

Teacher says nun asked "What about the homos?" during job interview

The teacher was awarded €54,000 for discrimination after she applied for the job as school principal.

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Jan 19th 2015, 9:00 PM

# Discrimination

South Dublin County Council votes to recognise Travellers as an ethnic minority

Francis Timmons proposed the motion, describing it as “one of Ireland’s biggest human rights issues”.

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Dec 11th 2014, 8:19 PM

# Section 37

"Schools are not data-processing centres": Irish bishops want 'balance' in discrimination debate

Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin has promised to amend Section 37.

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Oct 30th 2014, 6:47 PM

# Equality Tribunal

Chinese pub worker gets €10,000 payout for sex and race discrimination

Hours and pay were cut “without warning” because the woman was the only non-Irish worker, tribunal told.

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Oct 20th 2014, 10:25 AM

Voices

Opinion: Employees can still be discriminated against over their sexuality – this must end

The private lives of teachers and health workers should never be used against them, writes Senator Ivana Bacik.

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Sep 26th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Equality Tribunal

Receptionist wins €63k for victimisation and reduced hours after maternity leave

In a separate case, the HSE was found not to have discriminated against a young man with a number of health issues.

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Sep 15th 2014, 11:14 AM

# Equality

It will soon be illegal to discriminate against gay teachers

Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he will be working on the amendment in the coming months.

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Sep 9th 2014, 1:36 PM

# Ferguson

Stores looted after police say slain US teen is robbery suspect

The shooting of an unarmed black teenager has led to rallies, protests and rioting in the town.

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Aug 16th 2014, 11:34 AM

# Equality

Born-again Christian council worker wins €70,000 in discrimination case

The man was told by the council he could not talk about his religion with his colleagues or members of the public after a number of complaints.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 8:53 AM

# Gender Inequality

Women in G20 countries will have to wait 75 years to earn as much as men

Oxfam said that the Eurozone’s GDP would increase by 13% if women’s paid employment rates were the same.

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Jul 14th 2014, 9:02 AM

Voices

Opinion: Discrimination against the non-religious is being allowed to continue

An amendment to the Employment Equality Act will prevent religious-run hospitals and schools from dismissing employees for being a lone parent, a divorcee, or LGBT – but not for being an atheist.

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Jul 10th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Gay Rights

Discrimination against LGBT teachers to end under amended law

Labour Senator Ivana Bacik says she is “delighted” that on Dublin Pride day the Government will move on her bill.

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Jun 28th 2014, 1:13 PM

# Employment

Irish employers are still wary of staff with excessive tattoos

73 per cent were “unlikely to employ someone” who had a lot of tattoos.

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May 13th 2014, 2:15 PM

# Crocus Project

Government to help launch a Holocaust education project for children

The Crocus Project is is run by the Holocaust Education Trust Ireland (HETI) and aims to teach children about the consequences of discrimination.

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May 5th 2014, 3:42 PM

Voices

Opinion: We fought the law but the law won – labelled 'foreign agents' in our own country

Our group uncovered ethnic profiling by police and discrimination against minority groups in Russia. So Putin’s “foreign agent” law was applied to take us down.

May 2nd 2014, 1:00 PM

# Discrimination

Shatter: Gardaí don't collect data on people based on race or because they're travellers

Though gardaí are often under pressure to make quick decisions, Shatter said any kind of discriminatory profiling is totally unacceptable.

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May 2nd 2014, 7:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: Women CEOs more likely to be fired? Here we go again ...

Female CEO are more likely to be fired, according to a new report. Let’s look at the possible reasons for this finding.

Apr 29th 2014, 6:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Across Europe, equality is being obliterated by austerity

Social Europe is being destroyed. Will our EU 2014 candidates pledge commitment to fighting rising poverty, unemployment, inequality and social exclusion?

Apr 28th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Alan Shatter

Jewish Council express revulsion at anti-Semitic message sent to Shatter

The Council urged politicians to stand collectively in solidarity with the minister against all forms of religious abuse or intolerance.

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Apr 2nd 2014, 7:47 PM

# Tribunal

Worker awarded €80k for being told her job no longer existed after maternity leave

The Equality Tribunal said Lisa Mullen was subjected to a “range of unlawful treatment and comments” by her employer.

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Mar 18th 2014, 10:00 PM

# Immigrants

44 cases of racism and discrimination were reported in the first two months of the year

Over half of the reports have been classed as serious criminal offences.

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Mar 2nd 2014, 2:55 PM

# Discrimination

School discriminated against a student because he was Protestant

The Equality Tribunal ordered the Gaelscoil to pay his parents €750.

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Feb 18th 2014, 8:45 AM

# Pantigate

Panti: Call me anything under the sun, I won’t be running to my lawyer’s skirts

In an interview with Channel 4 this evening, the drag queen said it was painful to be told his relationships were worth less.

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Feb 7th 2014, 10:50 PM

# in their own words

What is it like living as a transgender person in Ireland?

“Immigration officials laughed at us.”

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Feb 4th 2014, 8:30 PM

Voices

Column: I am gay. I have always been gay. I’ve never not been gay.

I’m happy with who I am and I love this country – but I am not happy with how I get treated for how I live my life, writes Christopher Chong.

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Feb 4th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Equality

"Homophobia must not be tolerated in Europe any more" - EU votes to protect LGBTI rights

The EU parliament has proposed a plan to fight discrimination but member states’ laws will be respected.

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Feb 4th 2014, 2:08 PM

# Discrimination

Supreme Court hears argument over Traveller's right to attend local school

The Christian Brothers school in Clonmel gives priority to students whose fathers were past pupils – and it’s being argued that this is discriminatory against Travellers.

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Jan 28th 2014, 2:22 PM