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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.
WRC held that Complainant was not discriminated on grounds of age when mandatory retirement age of 60 was enforced.
In 2022, the Complainant, a Garda Superintendent, retired at the “mandatory” age of 60. She had held statutory and leadership roles in the Garda Youth Diversion Programme. Despite her qualifications, including a law degree and management certifications, she did not apply for an extension, believing such requests were not being granted for Superintendents at the time. Following her retirement, a civil servant at Principal Officer level was appointed to her role without an open competition. This marked the first time a non-Garda held the position. The Complainant argued that her mandatory retirement was discriminatory based on age, as her
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