High Court to revoke Tom Ronan’s interim re-engagement order

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

The High Court decided on 14 February 2025 to revoke an interim order requiring Tom Ronan’s re-engagement as a Garda civilian driver, while a Labour Court appeal of the Workplace Relations Commission decision in his age discrimination case was pending. Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy said the interim order would continue until 26 February, when the revocation order would be formally made and costs could be dealt with.

The WRC had upheld Ronan’s age discrimination complaint and directed An Garda Síochána to re-engage him as a driver for three years. The judge said the appeal was a matter for the Labour Court and that the High Court could not assume it would order re-engagement.