By Kaylen Blanchier I recently witnessed a rather unsettling scene in the streets of Galway where a middle - aged man of African descent verbally attacked an Asian student out of nowhere calling out the “(Expletive) Chinese” and how they didn’t belong in this country. The student chose not to retort, however comments from affected bystanders rang out, one person bursting … [Read more...] about Brace yourself and open your mind
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Discrimination under the Employment Equality Acts
By Javier Ruiz Scandal has risen again around discrimination under the Employment Acts. A job advertisement was published on Indeed.ie on Saturday 8 September stating; “Persons with young children need not apply.” This post has since been removed but it went viral nonetheless. This situation makes one wonder how often discrimination takes place during an interview; … [Read more...] about Discrimination under the Employment Equality Acts