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Councils entitled to enforce firefighter retirement ages – Labour Court

Court overturns decision of Workplace Relations Commission to award Paul Curran €15,000 for age discrimination

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23 Aug 2026, 09:07 UTC
Last checked
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
23 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC
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Byline
Emmet Malone
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Court overturns decision of Workplace Relations Commission to award Paul Curran €15,000 for age discrimination
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    Councils entitled to enforce firefighter retirement ages – Labour Court

    Court overturns decision of Workplace Relations Commission to award Paul Curran €15,000 for age discrimination

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#1555
Observed
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881,214 bytes, private gzip evidence
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