Alice Heron A welcomed decision has been made by Bank of Ireland, that Asylum seekers may now open their own bank accounts. This decision was made in light of an intervention by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission requested an equality review, a statutory power which invokes a formal … Read more
A new government task force has been set up to address mental health and addiction services for prisoners, during and after their detention. The taskforce will include representatives from a cross-section of government agencies, which include health and justice, in addition to contributions from NGOs and prisoner rights advocacy bodies. The taskforce hopes to implement … Read more
Two cases were brought to the High Court as two passengers flying in from Israel, believed they were being held unlawfully in mandatory hotel quarantining. Israel has recently been removed from the list of countries which require mandatory quarantining on arrival to the State as a vast amount of their population have been vaccinated. The … Read more
Children born in Ireland, who do not have Irish parents will be able to access Irish citizenship sooner under incoming proposals by the Government. This new legislation will be introduced in the form of a bill, as a result of discussions between Justice Minister Helen McEntee and Labour Senator Ivana Bacik. The bill, entitled the … Read more
The court held that some provisions of the 2015 Workplace Relations Act are repugnant to the constitution. The Supreme Court found that placing an complete ban on employment disputes being heard in public is unconstitutional. The court ruled on an appeal brought by a Polish man who brought a case to the WRC. The applicant … Read more
