Irish Human Rights And Equality Commission

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and Daft Media Limited have reached an agreement concerning property advertisements that are potentially in breach of equality legislation. This follows from a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) decision, dated 6 August 2019, which ruled in favou

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has published an equality review of Ireland's local authorities, focused on their provision of Traveller-specific accommodation. The accounts have been published alongside the Commission's annual report, and includes specific recommendations for action

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has expressed "grave concern" over the State withholding redress from alleged victims of sexual abuse in schools. The Commission has told the Council of Europe's highest body, the Council of Ministers, that Ireland continues to withhold redress from all

There are insufficient safeguards around the use of Garda belief evidence in the Special Criminal Court, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The Commission has published written legal submissions to the Court of Criminal Appeal in exercise of its amicus curiae function in a sign

Sinéad Gibney has been selected by Government ministers to lead the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), succeeding Emily Logan. Ms Gibney, who previously served as the human rights watchdog's inaugural director from 2014 to 2016, was selected following an open recruitment comp

Housing discrimination has been highlighted in a report by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in its Annual Report. The report marks significantly increased activity for the Commission during its fourth full year of work as Ireland’s national human rights and equality body, di