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# compensation - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
Design engineer fired over stammer awarded €15,000 in compensation
The man’s employer blamed the ‘communication thing’.
# compensation - Monday 9 September, 2019
'We're being fed this lie': Exposing the myths of Ireland's 'compo culture' Exclusive
Personal injury awards have been dropping despite suggestions that out-of-control claims are feeding prices.
# compensation - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
Magdalene Laundry survivor (80) awarded settlement for unpaid work
Mary Cavner worked at the Good Shepherd’s Convent in Co Cork following her father’s death.
Company ordered to pay €61,000 to woman who was 'discriminated against due to pregnancy'
The general manager was effectively demoted after returning from maternity leave.
# compensation - Monday 1 July, 2019
Garda whose legs were crushed in assault awarded €975,000
Ciaran Murrihy was deliberately crushed between a stolen car and a garda vehicle, breaking his legs.
# compensation - Thursday 6 June, 2019
Truck driver awarded €22k after being dismissed as a result of an oil spillage
The case was brought before the workplace relations commission.
# compensation - Thursday 30 May, 2019
'We're satisfied with the result': Dean Hotel confirms Maria Bailey has officially withdrawn case
Fine Gael announced yesterday it will launch an internal review of the case.
# compensation - Monday 27 May, 2019
Fine Gael reacts to 'car crash' Maria Bailey interview: 'I think she did herself a disservice this morning'
TD Maria Bailey defended taking a claim against a hotel after falling off a swing.
# compensation - Saturday 25 May, 2019
'A private matter': No comment from Taoiseach as TD drops swing claim against Dublin hotel
The Irish Independent reports today that TD Maria Bailey has dropped her claim against The Dean hotel.
# compensation - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
'Upsetting and humiliating': AIB ordered to pay €4,000 to Syrian dentist over account refusal
The discrimination case was taken before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
# compensation - Thursday 4 April, 2019
Woman awarded €15k after claiming she was dismissed because of her pregnancy
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
# compensation - Friday 29 March, 2019
Over €100k paid out in compensation to two families of prisoners who died from self-inflicted injuries
That’s according to documents provided to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
# compensation - Monday 11 March, 2019
Woman who allegedly cut off own hand to obtain €380,000 insurance payout is arrested for fraud
Authorities managed to pick up the hand and have it sewed back on in time.
# compensation - Friday 22 February, 2019
Child who was in womb when mother collided with Tesco shopping trolley awarded €45k
The judge presiding over the case said it was a most unusual one to come before the courts.
# compensation - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
Man pleads guilty to defrauding 8 people out of €1,952 worth of concert tickets that didn’t exist
No compensation has been paid to the would be concert goers from the new charges.
# compensation - Tuesday 12 February, 2019
Dental worker who discovered hidden camera pointed at her desk awarded €5,000
In the case before the WRC, the employee said she was left with no choice but to leave her job after the discovery.
# compensation - Tuesday 5 February, 2019
Garda awarded just under €40k after being kicked and injured by woman in patrol car
Garda Sinead McBride had developed post-traumatic rotator cup tendonitis in her left shoulder.
# compensation - Friday 1 February, 2019
US court orders Syria to pay $302.5 million over death of war reporter Marie Colvin
Syrian military and intelligence tracked the broadcasts of Colvin and other journalists covering the siege of Homs to the media centre.
# compensation - Monday 28 January, 2019
Irish Ferries to take NTA to court after being ordered to pay compensation over cancellations
The National Transport Authority issued the notices today ordering Irish Ferries to pay compensation.
# compensation - Monday 14 January, 2019
Garda who talked to armed man for seven hours awarded €25k compensation
The garda was found to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following the incident.
# compensation - Saturday 29 December, 2018
Non-Irish national who said he was only one in the job not given paid holidays awarded €9.9k
The Eastern European man said he was treated like a “dogsbody” at the company he worked for.
# compensation - Friday 28 December, 2018
Fast food worker awarded €2k after boss 'walked around shop with raw sausage hanging from trousers'
Although successful in her claim of sexual harassment, the WRC found the woman wasn’t discriminated against.
# compensation - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
Sacked French woman awarded €10k for discrimination on the grounds of nationality
The woman was accused of making “over familiar” comments to other staff.
# compensation - Sunday 21 October, 2018
'Totally and utterly ruined': The eight-year battle by homeowners affected by mica concrete block scandal
The government recently announced a redress scheme which has been welcomed, but it has come too late for some.
# compensation - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
Garda awarded €4k compensation after girlfriend's brother headbutted him outside nightclub
Garda Smith had been a month off work, primarily due to the embarrassment the incident had caused.
# compensation - Monday 1 October, 2018
Families of two men shot dead on Bloody Sunday awarded £700k
Families of the victims have been bringing cases against the Ministry of Defence over the events of 30 January 1972.
# compensation - Wednesday 26 September, 2018
Boots pharmacy which questioned man about hydrogen peroxide 'discriminated on grounds of race'
The man said he was seen as suspicious “because of the colour of his skin and his beard”.
# compensation - Thursday 6 September, 2018
Mechanic awarded €11.5k after being sacked for failing to turn up to work on time
The man in question had been employed as a mechanic at a garage from 1 July 2003 to 18 March 2017.
# compensation - Sunday 26 August, 2018
'The show's over, you're fired': Barman who says he was accused of stealing funds awarded €16k
He said that any such claims were totally fictitious and used as an excuse to sack him.
# compensation - Wednesday 22 August, 2018
Ryanair apologises after compensation cheques bounce
The cheques were sent to customers whose flights were delayed or cancelled.
# compensation - Tuesday 21 August, 2018
'Unforgivable': Worker quits job after boss takes him out to sea to quiz him over missing €10k
The worker at an amusement company received €889 after his claim for unfair dismissal was upheld by the WRC.
'Humiliated, belittled, embarassed': Woman awarded €4.2k over Hap discrimination
It was found that the woman was discriminated against by the landlord and was awarded the equivalent of three months’ rent.
# compensation - Thursday 9 August, 2018
Woman whose father died from HIV-related illness in 1980s to receive compensation
A judge has overruled a previous decision by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal.
# compensation - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
Thalidomide group welcomes right to discover State documents in 'mother of all battles'
26 people are attempting to bring forward compensation claims against the drug’s manufacturers and others.
# compensation - Sunday 5 August, 2018
Boss who told woman being sick was 'no problem' and fired her a week later ordered to pay her €10,000
The company in question did not appear at the Labour Court hearing regarding the woman’s complaint.
# compensation - Tuesday 31 July, 2018
Thalidomide makers didn't adequately respond to 'absolute tragedy unfolding in front of them', court hears
26 people are attempting to bring forward compensation claims against the drug’s manufacturers and others.
# compensation - Thursday 26 July, 2018
'A huge victory' - Transgender man awarded €5,000 compensation from barber who refused to cut his hair
Lee McLoughlin said he was refused a hair cut after a barber mistakenly believed he was a woman.
# compensation - Thursday 19 July, 2018
Sacked worker who went along with false story to 'protect teammate' awarded €50k compensation
The former technician at the wind farm services company won his unfair dismissal case at the Workplace Relations Commission.
# compensation - Friday 13 July, 2018
Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay $4.69 billion damages in talcum powder cancer case
The plaintiffs said using the talc for personal hygiene had caused ovarian cancer.
# compensation - Monday 9 July, 2018
Retired garda awarded €9,000 for injuries suffered when arresting 'violent drunk' in 2013
Garda Gary Tobin had been knocked to the ground, injuring his lower back and right leg.
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