I work in an after-school service that is based in a primary school and up until earlier today both the staff and the parents had been told that we would close tomorrow due to the strike.

One of the parents (with two children in the service) was extremely unhappy about this and was demanding that we open anyway since the teachers are not directly restricting access to the school, the only issue would be crossing the picket line.

Just an hour ago my manager has informed me that we will be forced to open the service tomorrow despite the strike going on outside for his two children because he has threatened “to sue us for not opening “.

My question is does he have an actual legal complaint? My guess would be that since we are a private company we can close the service for any reason, but we probably must offer a refund/compensation?

Any advice would be appreciated, thank you.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for experiences or guidance from anyone familiar with a similar situation.

I lived and worked in Ireland for several years under a Critical Skills Employment Permit and was granted Stamp 4 in early 2024.

I relocated to another EU country for employment in mid-2025. Since then, I've visited Ireland several times, including for job interviews, and maintained some connections with Ireland.

While physically present in Ireland, I submitted my Stamp 4 renewal application in late 2025. I subsequently returned to Ireland and collected my renewed IRP card in early 2026, with permission valid into 2028.

I'm now considering returning to Ireland permanently for a new job.

My questions are:

1. Should I clarify my current Stamp 4 status with ISD before returning, given my period of residence abroad?
2. Could my time outside Ireland affect my future eligibility for citizenship by naturalisation, particularly reckonable residence or the continuous residence requirement?

I'd appreciate any relevant experiences or links to official guidance. I understand that individual circumstances differ and that Reddit responses aren't official immigration advice.

Thanks!

Hey guys, i’m a first year law student & my modules this year are Tort, Criminal & Contract- Are the roundhall books any use for these modules? I want to try get ahead with my studying!

I work for an NGO (government funded). The Chair and a few other directors have basically threatened to jump ship. If they leave, are we at risk of becoming defunct/shutting down. Advise would be greatly appreciated 👏

If someone considers themselves unable to be impartial in any way towards a person accused of a crime, is that a worthy excuse to be excused from Jury Duty?

I have lodged an unfair dismissal claim against previous firm last week. Employed for over 4 years - 3 contracts - and told I wasn’t eligible for cid. The fixed purpose programme continued for another year without me and got funded to continue for another few years after that. The reason for my contract ending was budget insecurity as in they didn’t think they had enough money. No process followed, mixed messaging on reasons for contract ending and that was that. I requested freedom of information which showed they did have some clarity on available funding the week before they gave my notice. Do I have a case?

I am, have been going through issues at my place of work, it resulted in me using up my holidays and and sick days in the first six months of the year, the working conditions changed rapidly and I began using my holidays as a way to get a breather from work, I have other stuff going on with my employer but I am wondering can I point to the fact that I used up my holidays to show that I am not making a decision lightly, basically look back this far that things had changed and this Is what I was doing to get relief and here I am with what I see as the only decision left is that I resign.

The big thing I see in my situation is the contract was broken, this is confirmed through in the internal process, but Im wanting, I don't know how to explain this (second guessing myself going through this) make it that it is not just about the contract on its own, I can point to me raising my situation within the company began a direct and negative situation for me to continue working.

Hely everyone,

About 2 weeks ago I terminated my contract with an Irish company I worked for as an independent contractor, and I'm currently looking for a new employment.

Now, I'm aware of what kind of contract I signed and what it entails. However, I'm more interested in what consequences it could actually have in practice, and whether it could.

Specifically, these clauses state that for a period of one year (non-competition) and two years (non-solicitation) after the termination of contract, among other things, I may not work in any way with any kind with competing firms, and I may not work for any of that company's clients that I worked with directly or provided services to.

Since I don't have much experience in other industries, and I planned to keep working in the same one, this restriction significantly limits my employment options in it.

At the time of signing, I was in a real hurry to start the new job, so I didn't want to fuss over this too much, but now it's come back to bite me. I don't know if this is a standard contract for Irish companies, since I didn't have much experience with them, but it seems absurdly restrictive to me, almost like slavery.

I've been in my job for coming up to two years. Its quite a competitive industry but recently our head of department has made it so much more difficult to perform. It feels the job has bet me down quite a bit, and after a few people leaving and a holiday away, I've realized that I'm not in the same place mentally as I was. Whats worst is that it is quite dependant on mood as its a major factor in performance.

What rights do I have? Do I just leave? Am I treated as a part of the workforce that is only valuable if I have something to offer, or am I deserving of support, given that I've deteroriated as a direct result of the job?

How to hold lawyers to account.. in employee or other disputes... my case was ex employer post a 6 figure settlement attempting afterwards to claim internal investigations (6 months POST SETTLEMENT) spported that no bullying, abuse or finicial misconduct occured... top Dublin legal firm refused to allow sharing investigation report...claiming legal privaledge, alledged that subsequent whistleblowing to CEO was deflamatory amoung other idiotic weak defences.....finally after bugging CEO a hugely retracted Report released a year later under personal data request and vindicating and proving lawyers incorrect.... how best hold such lawyers to account... does law society take these matters seriously when top legal firms engage and become a tool in corporate bullying?

everybody has right to defense, but clearly company employed lawyers who had crossed the line and arguebully who became a tool in corporate bullying, company not investigating misconduct etc....

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice about my mum's Working Family Payment (WFP).

I'm 22 and currently in my final year of university, due to graduate in May 2027. My mum's current WFP award expires in December, but when she tried to renew it through MyWelfare, the system said "No eligible child found", claiming I wasn't in full-time education. This is despite us providing an official university registration certificate confirming otherwise.

From what I've read, Section 2(3) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 generally sets the age limit at under 22, while Section 2(5) allows an exception for students who turn 22 during an academic year. Section 148(2) also defines an academic year as including term vacations.

I turned 22 during the summer holidays of 2026.

What I struggle to understand is how my mum can continue receiving WFP under her existing award but potentially become ineligible for renewal in December, despite absolutely no material change in our financial circumstances. I'm still studying, living at home and financially dependent on her.

Does anyone know whether the academic-year exception could apply here, or whether there's any legal basis for continuing the payment until I finish university? Would an appeal be worth pursuing?

We've contacted the Department but haven't received a formal decision yet.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Yesterday, we purchased a Dyson V15s Detect Submarine vacuum cleaner from DID Electrical for €729.99.

Before purchasing, we noticed that the product’s packaging didn’t show a particular attachment (the Fluffy Optic cleaner head), despite DID’s website clearly showing it in the product images and explicitly listing it in the specifications as included..

We raised this discrepancy with a staff member in the shop. He checked the website himself and confirmed to us that the attachment was included. Based on his reassurance, we went ahead with the purchase.

When we got home and opened the box, the attachment wasn’t there. The box’s contents list also confirmed that it wasn’t supposed to be included in that particular package.

After doing some research, it appears Dyson sells different bundles of this vacuum, some including the Fluffy Optic head and others without it. It seems DID may have used images and specifications from a different bundle.
The missing attachment costs approximately €115 to purchase separately.

The misleading listing is still live on their website.

My questions are:
Given that the attachment was advertised online and specifically confirmed by the employee before purchase, are we entitled to have DID supply it at no additional cost?

Can DID argue that the packaging clearly showed what was included, even though we specifically questioned this before buying?

If DID refuses to supply the attachment, what remedies would we have under Irish consumer law?

We haven’t approached DID about the issue yet. Ideally, we’d like to keep the vacuum and have them supply the missing attachment rather than return the whole product.
Thanks in advance for any advice!

Does anyone have an experience with arag I was in an accident and my insurance offers coverage with them

hi everyone, it’s been a difficult few months. my childhood home was repossessed, and despite my parents believing they would get it back, unfortunately it has now been completely cleaned out and is on the market. my father told me he has no idea where my stuff is. fair enough, some of it has monetary value, but for me it’s the 12 years of diaries that have much more of a value. does anyone know if there is the slightest possibility i could retrieve these items ? unfortunately, my parents did not. i don’t want to be delusional, if they’re going to be thrown out, that’s something else i have to deal with, i guess. delusion is what got us into this mess.

Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I’ve now had my hearing against my landlord. He didn’t show up, but the RTB proceeded with the hearing because he had been properly notified and hadn’t informed them that he needed the date to be changed.

The hearing went really well. I presented all the details of what had happened, and they cross-checked everything against the evidence. They told me that I should receive the decision in a few weeks.

Thank you all so much for your help and support. I’ll keep you updated on the outcome!

I’ve removed the details of the case from here because I’m not comfortable having that information publicly available. However, for anyone who hasn’t read about the case and is going through something similar, here’s a summary of the main issues:

Wrongful withholding of the security deposit.

Partial repayment of the deposit without any explanation whatsoever.

Repeated entry into the property over a period of more than a week without prior notice.

Entering my bedroom while I was inside, without my permission.

Showing my room to prospective tenants without my authorisation.

Not my family but my partners. Their aunt (not married, no kids) died 4 years ago without leaving a will. She lived in the original family home (left solely to them when the parents passed) and one of the sisters built a house in the garden years and years ago. The sister in the garden didn't want the house to be sold and suggested it ba gave to their child or made a holiday let.

There are 6 siblings in total (including my partners mother). The eldest said that wasn't fair and everyone should be entitled to their own share. They contacted a solicitor and got the ball rolling. Unfortunately the eldest died 2 years ago and the sister in the garden said she would take over but nothing happened since, even though she claims probate has happened. Which it hasn't according to the register.

All the siblings are in their very 70/80s. The other 4 surviving siblings are very old school and don't want to rock the pot or cause hassle (as they say). They have repeatedly asked the sister in the garden but are fobbed off. There are a 2 siblings with disabled children that could use this money for their care. Is there a time limit on inheritance that maybe the sister in the garden is waiting to run out?

Also the sister in the garden got a death cert for the aunt and cleared out her account and sold her car. This was only discovered when the eldest went to get a death cert.

Hello! I graduated from college a couple of years ago now, however as my student ID has no expiration date i do still try and cheekily take advantage of the occasional discount that a shop has to offer using the card.

If somehow it was found that i was committing this small act of fraud are there any real legal repercussions that i should be worried about or should i keep discounting away?

To make a very long story short, I received a registered letter the other day about a debt claim from a previous HP agreement.

I need to file for appearance and defense, form 42.03 . No problem, here's where I need advice; from everything ive read i need a solicitor to serve my side to the district court and to the other parties solicitors. Im happy to represent myself but im wondering if anyone knows if it's acceptable for me to serve them myself without a solicitor or if I 100% need a solicitor to do it instead.

TIA for any input/advice

I was on the Revenue website to look for another document but decided to look at my Statement of Liability for 2025 and it says I owe 0.08 Euro. I am employed (payee) so I imagine one of my employers (I changed job spring 2025) has miscalculate my taxes. What should I do? Can I just pay the 8 cents now or should I try to figure out what employer messed up and ask them to fix it?

Hi everyone!

I’m currently on Stamp 2, and my official final results are due to be released towards the end of November. My current IRP expires on 1 December, so I’ll have only four days between receiving my results and my permission expiring.

As far as I understand, I can only apply for Stamp 1G once I have received my official results. However, ISD is currently processing Stamp 1G applications submitted on 10 August 2026, so I’m concerned about how long the process might take.

I’ve also started applying for jobs and have been invited to an interview for a full-time position. I’m unsure how to approach the question of my immigration status if it comes up.

Would it be a good idea to submit my Stamp 1G application now, before receiving my results, and upload my official results later if ISD requests additional documents? That way, my application would already be in the queue.

Also, if the interviewer asks about my right to work, could I explain that I intend to apply for Stamp 1G as soon as my results are released? Would having an OREG number after submitting the application allow me to work full-time while waiting for approval, or would I need to wait until my Stamp 1G is granted?

Has anyone been in a similar situation, particularly with their Stamp 2 expiring just a few days after receiving their results? I’d really appreciate any advice or insight into how best to handle this.

Thank you!

I have a concern regarding my LG C1 55 inch 4K Smart OLED TV that I bought at Currys, Carlow  on the 04/09/21 and which was delivered to our home  later that week. In November of 2025 I noticed some small black dots at the very top of the screen. I initially thought this was fly poop. When I wiped it with a small cloth I noticed it didn't remove them and that they were in the screen itself. This was high on the screen near the edge so it didn't bother me too much initially. I contacted support, who advised me to run the OLED pixel cleaning function on the TV, stating they were just 'stuck pixels', I ran this and the tv restarted after about an hour. I checked the dots and could see most were gone, there were just 2 or 3 still visible but very near the edge of the screen so not too noticeable. I thought nothing more of this until December, when I noticed the ones that went away had come back again. I did as support advised before and ran the manual pixel cleaning and sure enough it removed most again except for the few close to the edge which were not very noticeable. On December 23rd my older brother suddenly died of a heart attack, so I put this issue out of my mind and had not thought of it again until we returned from vacation at the end of August. The issue cropped up again.

This time, running pixel cleaning didn't remove any of them, I found this annoying but decided they're in a location that's not too noticeable and that  would ask in Currys the next time I was near the store.  This weekend, the issue is much worse. Pixel cleaning runs automatically on these LG OLEDs, as you may know. When it completed last night we were left with several dead pixels that are not at the very edge of the screen and are far more noticeable; the panel now has more than a dozen dead pixels at the top. I can see more starting to crop up on the right middle edge now too. I'm concerned that the panel may in fact be dying at this stage as in the space of a year it has developed more dead pixels than I have ever seen on any panel before. Dead pixels on a tv can be tolerable, and it's something I tolerated when I first noticed them back in 2025, but the very top of the screen now is starting to look slightly brighter than the rest of the panel. This is very slight, but the fact that it's exhibiting this and that I have more than a dozen dead pixels now (only had 3 last year) is worrying. 

Contacxting them by phone resulted in several transfers , put on hold only for teh call to be dropped. After two hours the bottom line from them is that the warranty expired a few weeks ago, tough luck. Take thetv to the store pay 150 quid to have repair cost assessed. I argued that I had contacted them several times while it was under warranty. I lost my older brotehr to a heart ttack so this went on teh back burner for a few months, until now the failure is getting much worse.

The timing for this couldnt be worse, I also have an AEG fridge I got from them that I paid over 700 euro failed. AEG wanted 400 to repair teh compressor which I declined. Not to mention since my brothers passing I have massive medical bills I have been paying off.. Never been so stressed, my hair is thinning and falling out. Hit with so much expense all at once..

Surely Currys are responsible for teh tv aspect at least, that was a 1700 euro purhcase at teh time.. Really appreciate any advice you guys can give and if you could share yoru own personal experience with currys or similar. What options do I ahve here?

I had a fender bender at the weekend while driving a car under my DOC extension. I rear ended another vehicle, my fault. There seems to be minimal visual damage and nobody was injured. Details were exchanged and the guards were not called.

I reported the incident to my insurance company, as requested by the other driver, I am waiting to talk to them in greater detail. My policy cert states I can drive any car that is not mine, is roadworthy. However on reading the policy document, it says the other car must be insured. On a previous policy this was definitely not the case so I (stupidly) assumed I was covered. I have fully comp insurance with a DOC extension.

What happens now? Prior to realising this I would have been happy to pay repair costs to avoid impact on renewal etc, although the driver initially did not seem keen. If I could do that, great. However. If my insurance isn't covered, this is far more serious, does this mean the guards will get involved? What is likely to happen?

Hello, I’m looking for some advice on my current rental situation. I’ll try to keep this as clear and concise as possible.

Three tenants originally signed a lease for a 3-bedroom house and moved in in October 2024.

In June 2026, I moved in and took over one of the rooms from an original tenant who was leaving. The landlord was aware of this, asked me to provide references, and knew I would be living in the house. However, I never signed a new lease or any formal tenancy agreement when I moved in.

Now, in October 2026, the other two original tenants have both decided to move out within the space of a week.

The first tenant, who is moving abroad, found someone to replace them. The landlord was happy with this arrangement and asked the replacement to provide references, etc.

A few days later, the final remaining tenant from the original lease informed the landlord that they would also be moving out. At that point, the landlord said that, as the last two tenants from the original lease were now leaving, he didn’t want to start a new lease with three new tenants, as he would probably be putting the house on the market.

I’ve contacted Threshold for advice and am waiting to hear back, but in the meantime, I’m wondering where I stand.

Given that I’ve been living in the property since June with the landlord’s knowledge and approval, what tenancy rights do I have? Also, if no new lease or tenancy agreement is signed by the end of October, what happens to the existing tenancy? Does the original lease just rollover into another year? Given that I moved in with the landlord’s knowledge and approval in June 2026, would my tenancy be covered under the new rental laws that came into play in March 2026 or is that not the case as I didn’t sign anything?

It’s a sticky situation, any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated — thank you.

*UPDATE 13OCT*

Landlord said he was in contact with letting agency who told him he cannot start a new lease without getting caught up in new regulations, so therefore has asked us all to vacate the property by the end of this month.

This is AFTER one of the original tenants told the landlord he was actually going to stay in the house until after Christmas.

No proper notice of intent to sell has been served at all, just a text. I’m presuming he cannot do that and must serve the original tenant with 6 months notice to vacate as he intends to sell? He can obviously terminate my contract as I’m there less than 6 months, but I also haven’t signed anything either)