Caroline O'Connell awarded €142,984 after Lionbridge concedes unfair dismissal

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The Workplace Relations Commission has awarded Caroline O'Connell €142,984 after Lionbridge International ULC conceded her unfair dismissal complaint. Adjudicator Breiffni O’Neill found that the loss caused by her dismissal was €142,984 and awarded her full losses.

The decision was reported on 25 March 2026. The WRC rejected Lionbridge’s arguments that Ms O'Connell had failed to sufficiently mitigate her losses and that a €30,000 statutory redundancy lump sum already paid to her should be deducted. She did not want reinstatement.