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Court reports mentioning Emyvale, Monaghan

2025-03-11 · Monaghan

Remote worker says she was given 'impossible task' of relocating from Monaghan to Cork

A remote worker from Monaghan brought a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission against her employer, PFH Technology Group Ltd, regarding her redundancy payment. The complainant, who had worked as a scheduler and administrative assistant since October 2018 and was based remotely, received notice in April 2024 requiring her to relocate to the company's Cork office within four weeks. She stated this was impossible given her Monaghan residence and that no alternative arrangements were discussed. She subsequently took stress leave, and in July was presented with a termination agreement described as a gesture of goodwill. The employer's representative confirmed that a statutory redundancy payment of €7,788 had been correctly calculated and paid in September 2024, and submitted that other grievances fell outside the scope of redundancy legislation. Adjudicating officer Una Glazier-Farmer said she would issue her decision by email in due course.

2020-06-24 · Cavan

HSE apologises, makes €4.6m payment to boy who suffered injuries at birth

The HSE has apologised and made an interim payment of €4.6m to Tadhg James McKenna, who brought a High Court medical negligence claim over the circumstances of his birth at Cavan General Hospital. Tadhg, who has cerebral palsy and requires constant care, had sued the HSE for alleged negligence and breach of duty of care during his delivery on August 31, 2017. Liability had previously been conceded in relation to breach of duty but causation was at issue. Following out of court talks, the matter was resolved. An apology was read before the High Court, where Cavan General Hospital and the HSE 'unreservedly apologised for the failings in care that caused the injuries sustained by Tadhg at birth and the consequential upset suffered' by the McKenna family. The court heard that Tadhg, of Sruth An Mhuillan, Emyvale, Co Monaghan, who had sued through his mother Emma Louise McKenna, suffers with seizures, respiratory attacks, fevers and requires constant medical care and monitoring. The HSE agreed that an interim payment of €4.6m should be made to provide for Tadhg's care. The boy's case will return before the court in five years time. The judge adjourned the matter to a date in June 2025.