Guide aims to help firms hire people with intellectual disabilities
Professional services firm EY has produce “how to” document based on recruiting staff during six year collaboration with Trinity centre
Equality Commission
Hearing-impaired customer claims she was told ‘obscenely loud’ music was restaurant’s ‘vibe’
Dublin restaurant denies failing to reasonably accommodate customer
Woman awarded €15,000 after being mistaken for shoplifter
WRC finds shop discriminated against woman on the grounds of her disability
Gender pay gaps at Ireland’s Big Four accountancy firms look okay - until you include partners
At KPMG, a 6.9% male/female pay differential jump to 39.4% when partners are included
Bereaved families often don’t know rights at inquests, commission says
IHREC warns of serious shortcomings in coronial process during time of trauma and stress
Vulnerable households victimised by landlords, research finds
Unfair treatment in rental sector ‘prevalent’ for those receiving housing assistance
Human rights commissioner calls for national strategy on care
Kathleen Lynch says pandemic has reorientated our thinking on what is important in life
Ade Oluborode: ‘There is no representation for us without representation from us’
Seanad candidate will focus on education and equality if elected in the Trinity byelection
Steps must be taken to protect refugees from exploitation and human trafficking
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission calls for the dissemination of information
Travellers still living in ‘deplorable’ conditions, says human rights body
Council of Europe finds ‘no major improvement’ in situation in three years
Ireland is a pluralist country with outdated privileges for Catholics
As a microcosm of society, the Defence Forces should have a neutral policy on religion
President condemns segregation in NI schools as shameful
Integrated education key element to successful future in North, says Higgins
Complaints procedure over refusal of pub entry ‘not fit for purpose’ – IHREC
Law disproportionately impacts disabled people and members of Traveller and Roma communities, says watchdog
Human rights commission calls for prohibition of discrimation against carers
Women more likely to face discrimination over care responsibilities than men – Ihrec
Peer faces backlash after claiming NI professions ‘dominated’ by nationalists
Kate Hoey accused of ‘gross stereotyping’ of journalists and lawyers in unionist pamphlet
Claim of racial profiling at Border by Garda continues to cause concern
‘Selective passport checks’ conducted on buses crossing between NI and State
‘Gay cake’ complaint ruled inadmissible by European court
Gareth Lee failed ‘exhaust domestic remedies’ in the long-running case – ECHR
Disabled people face extra costs through no fault of their own, says campaigner
‘I just feel lonely, invisible and left behind. It is about scraping by and surviving’ – report
Former inmates challenge ‘slop out’ scheme exclusion
Two men take High Court cases over State decision not to compensate them
Community role in tackling drugs ‘hugely disappointing’, says Geoghegan
Citywide campaign marks 25th anniversary of first ministerial report on drugs
Findings of Mother and Baby Homes report ‘at odds’ with testimony, High Court hears
Cases beging brought by retired nurse Philomena Lee and Galway-based Mary Harney
New referral mechanism needed to support victims of trafficking, IHREC says
Rights and equality commission calls for specialised shelter for victims of trafficking
Are we failing non-Roman Catholic children in our primary schools?
Some parents say they find it difficult to exert their right to opt their children out of religion
‘I didn’t go through all this for pain for nothing’
Four people on their journeys out of homelessness, and the lessons they have for others
The Irish Times view on the housing crisis: The real cost of a broken system
With many strands to the State’s housing crisis, the lack of purchasing power is central
Rollout of white paper on direct provision ‘already behind schedule’
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will warn commitments ‘are slipping’
‘It’s mental torture’: Traveller family living without running water or electricity
Family say county council was engaging over group housing until ‘contact broke off’
Traveller children living in ‘dire’ conditions being reported across State
Ombudsman has brought concerns to UN children’s rights committee
Inquiry into Special Criminal Court to seek international views
Michael Peart-led review plans to have report on non-jury, judge-only court ready by April
Sanctions on election candidates involved in ‘discriminatory rhetoric’ recommended
Measures are among suggestions in draft report being considered by TDs, Senators
Gardaí should disclose material to DPP in secret IRA cases, court hears
DPP should see files on which ‘belief evidence’ is based, argues Rights Commission
Concern that Covid measures viewed as Garda not health regulations, AGSI says
Some restrictions ‘impacted disproportionately on some sections of society,’ ICCL says
Who is Paul Givan, Northern Ireland’s next first minister?
Though no household name, DUP members were unsurprised the Poots loyalist was in the frame
Halting site report ‘damning proof of gross negligence’ by council
Pavee Point says conditions criticised by ombudsman’s report ‘not an isolated case’
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