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Patrick's legal education is robust, beginning with a BCL Law Degree from University College Cork (2012-2016), followed by an LL.M in Business Law from the same institution (2016-2017), and culminating in a Barrister-at-Law Degree from The Honorable Society of King’s Inns in Dublin (2019-2021). He has extensive experience on the South-West Circuit, handling Civil, Family, and Criminal Law cases, as well as advising the Citizen Advice Service. He has worked as an employment consultant, dealing with workplace investigations and bankruptcy procedures.
The Labour Court held that An Garda Síochána did not discriminate on age grounds in compulsorily retiring a civilian driver at 70, confirming that there is no discretion to extend employment beyond the statutory retirement age.
The Complainant claimed that An Garda Síochána discriminated against him on the age ground under the Employment Equality Act 1998 when it compulsorily retired him at 70. He had joined the Department of Justice in 2000 as a Civilian Driver and transferred to the Garda organisation in 2006. At the outset his contract carried a mandatory retirement age of 65, later extended to 70 by the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018. Mr Ronan worked beyond 65 on a
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