Labour Court dismisses Sabine Franklin’s appeal over time limit

The Labour Court dismissed Sabine Franklin’s appeal against University Of Galway on 15 July 2025, finding her employment equality complaint was filed out of time. Franklin said she relied on a WRC response to an inquiry and waited for the employer’s internal investigation. The university argued that the complaint was late and that the internal process did not justify the delay. The Court found there was no reasonable cause to extend the filing deadline and did not hear the underlying allegations of discrimination, harassment or victimisation.