Labour Court refuses Gabriel Keaveny more time to appeal Irish Prison Service decision

The Labour Court refused Mr Gabriel Keaveny’s request to extend the deadline for appealing a decision involving the Irish Prison Service. His notice arrived one day late, and the Court found that a miscalculation did not amount to exceptional circumstances. The determination was signed on 10 May 2017; the Court had no jurisdiction to hear the appeal, so the merits were not decided. The earlier decision found that Mr Keaveny did not fall within the statutory definition of a worker. He argued that counsel had miscalculated the deadline; the Court found that none of the other factors he cited explained the delay.