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A judge has held that survivors of child sexual abuse in National Schools cannot be excluded from the State's ex-gratia payment scheme on the basis that they have not established a prior complaint against their abuser. Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill was appointed in 2017, in the wake of a landma

A woman who was refused dental treatment after disclosing her HIV status will receive €10,000 and a written apology under the terms of an agreed settlement. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, which provided legal assistance to the woman, has welcomed the outcome.

An employer which dismissed a man because of his dyspraxia has been ordered to pay €15,000 in compensation, the equivalent of 18 months' pay. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruled against Sky Handling Partner Ltd in the case brought by former employee Stephen Dunne with support from th

A "systemic deficiency" in the procedures governing wardship in Ireland led to a woman being unlawfully detained, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The Commission has appeared before the Supreme Court as amicus curiae in a case that explores whether the procedures under which

Further research on the impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement's citizenship provisions could be jointly commissioned by the human rights watchdogs on both sides of the border. The joint committee of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) and Irish Human Rights and Equality Comm

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has been granted liberty to exercise its amicus curiae function in a landmark Supreme Court case concerning a man sought by Polish authorities under a European Arrest Warrant. Last November, Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly of the High Court ruled tha

A bank has been ordered by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to pay €4,000 in compensation to a Syrian refugee who was denied a bank account. The man was supported by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in taking a case against the bank for breach of the Equal Status Acts 2000

The offence of withholding information from gardaí is unconstitutional, the Irish Human Right and Equality Commission has said. The commission yesterday appeared before the Supreme Court as amicus curiae in a significant case examining the right to silence when a person is questioned as part

Two people who came to Ireland as refugees but subsequently naturalised as Irish citizens have failed in their court bid to access the family reunification scheme. Ms Justice Marie Baker, sitting in the Court of Appeal, today handed down judgment in the test cases ‘MAM’ and ‘KN&rsq

Ireland's human rights watchdog has said any new electoral commission for the State should have a mandate to challenge hate speech in election campaigns. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has today set out its recommendations to Government on the establishment of a new electoral commiss

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has appeared before the Supreme Court to exercise its amicus curiae function in a significant case on the rights of persons with disabilities to have reasonable accommodations made in the workplace. The Commission is appearing as amicus curiae i

A landmark ruling from the Supreme Court is likely to bring significant changes to the way in which contempt of court charges are brought forward and dealt with in the Irish courts. The court today handed down its judgment in a judicial review brought by Kevin Tracey against District Judge Aeneas Mc

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been granted leave by the Supreme Court to exercise its amicus curiae function in a significant case examining the right to silence when a person is questioned as part of a criminal investigation. The case, Sweeney v Minister for Justice, Ireland an

Lawyers Adrian Carroll, Eliona Gjecaj and Kieran Murphy have been appointed to serve on a new committee scrutinising Ireland's record on the rights of disabled people. The Disability Advisory Committee, made up of 11 members, is the first-ever statutory advisory committee in Ireland to support monit

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called for a review of the Electoral Acts amid concerns that the legislation may be having a chilling effect on civil society organisations. In a policy statement, the Commission warned that the State "should avoid placing undue restrictions on wide