The Bar of Ireland
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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.
Nonpayment scheme targeting non-EEA workers constituted race discrimination and complainant awarded €13,000.
The Complainant had worked as a security guard for the Respondent from 17 August to 5 September 2024 but had not been paid. A previous WRC decision had awarded him €1,654 in outstanding wages. After joining SIPTU in May 2025, he brought complaints concerning the security-sector ERO, employment particulars, rest periods, annual leave, and race discrimination. He accepted that those complaints had been filed more than six months after employment ended but sought extensions for reasonable cause. He explained that, as an international-protection applicant without professional advice, he had understood only his wages claim after consulting An Garda Síochána and Citizens Information. He learned of the
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