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The cost of disability is pushing Irish households into poverty, according to new research published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The research study, carried out in tandem with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), shows that households with a disabled member face

Two recruitment agencies have agreed to undertake equality reviews after being contacted by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Sigmar Recruitment and Staffline Recruitment were invited to conduct the reviews by the Commission, using its statutory power under section 32(1)(a) of the

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is defending an appeal by the State against a High Court judgment which found that a failure to provide asylum seekers with accommodation breached their right to human dignity. Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell ruled in August 2024 that the State had failed in

Ireland's exams body is to undertake an equality review at the behest of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The watchdog today announced that it had used its legal powers under section 32(1)(a) of the 2014 IHREC Act to invite the State Examinations Commission (SEC) to carry out an equal

There is no justification for the indefinite pause on decision-making on Syrians seeking asylum in Ireland, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The rights watchdog has confirmed it has written to justice minister Helen McEntee for clarification on the decision, which was an

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called on the government to provide redress to all of the women who were abused as children at Dunderrow National School in the 1960s and 1970s. Leo Hickey, a former teacher at the Co Cork school, was charged in 1998 with 386 counts of sexual abuse

The State is to appeal a High Court judgment which said it breached asylum seekers' right to human dignity by failing to provide them with accommodation. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, which brought the judicial review proceedings in its own name, said it had received formal notice

A free CPD webinar on the implications of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the O'Keeffe v Ireland case will take place on Thursday. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is hosting the online event, which will examine the implications of the ruling on the right

Ireland is continuing to breach the rights of asylum seekers 10 weeks on from a landmark court ruling, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The High Court ruled in August on a case brought by the Commission in its own name which related to a large group of international protectio

Economic inequality is "dangerously exacerbated" by climate change, the Irish Human Rights and Equality has warned as Ireland goes under UN scrutiny. The rights body yesterday published its submission to the UN Human Rights Council, which is reviewing Ireland's implementation of recommendations made

Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) chief Liam Herrick has been picked to head the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Mr Herrick's selection by ministers following a public appointment process must now be approved by the Oireachtas before his formal appointment by President Michael D.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called for the immediate establishment of a redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse. A redress scheme is one of the recommendations in the report of the scoping inquiry set up to examine historical sexual abuse in day and boarding schools r

An opinion poll commissioned by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has found overwhelming support for equivalent equality and human rights protections across the island of Ireland. The survey, carried out solely south of the border, found that 73 per cent of respondents agree on the impo

Ireland is breaching the human rights of asylum seekers by failing to provide for their basic needs, including accommodation, the High Court has ruled.

The High Court is to hear a legal challenge to the requirement to register children born abroad to naturalised Irish parents on a 'foreign birth register' before they are recognised as Irish citizens. The applicant in the case is a naturalised Irish citizen whose child was born outside of Ireland.