Mark Keenan, Michael O’Reilly and Robert Yorke lose discrimination claim

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Mark Keenan, Michael O’Reilly and Robert Yorke’s discrimination claim against Enterprise Ireland was rejected by the Workplace Relations Commission in a decision reported on 22 March 2024. The complaint was rejected for a second time.

The founders alleged that an Enterprise Ireland panel member told them they did not have enough diversity during an interview for State investment. Enterprise Ireland argued the matter had already been decided, was statute-barred and could not be brought by a corporate entity.