Labour Court rejects Padraig Mckenna’s late appeal against Dundalk Institute of Technology

The Labour Court refused Padraig Mckenna’s late appeal against Dundalk Institute Of Technology, finding no exceptional circumstances to extend the deadline and no jurisdiction to hear it. McKenna appealed a WRC decision that had found his equality complaint not well founded. The appeal was lodged outside the 42-day limit; the Court found he had the decision by the end of June 2024 and no adequate explanation for waiting until January 2025. It did not consider the substance of the equality complaint.