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.
Employer found liable for an unlawful deduction of €20.25 for 1.5 unpaid hours, while the remaining claims concerning annual leave and public holiday entitlements were dismissed.
The Complainant stated that she had worked as a Customer Advisor from February to December 2025 and had earned €13.50 per hour. She claimed that she had worked an additional 1.5 hours on 6 November 2025 after her manager amended the electronic roster to show a later finishing time but had not been paid for those hours. She also questioned whether three hours of annual leave, deducted after a missed clocking entry on 30 October, had been restored and paid. She maintained that she could not verify whether her public holiday entitlements
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