Garda Asthma Case Dismissed Due to Timing | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 6, 2026 · 1m

A garda with chronic asthma lost his discrimination case after being ordered back to frontline duties during the pandemic — despite previously working from home — but the ruling highlights a critical legal loophole: his complaint was filed too late, missing the six-month deadline. While the Workplace Relations Commission acknowledged poor handling of his return and lack of proper risk assessment, it couldn’t uphold his claim for disability accommodation because he didn’t meet the legal filing window. The garda, who joined in 1999 and worked in Longford since 2017, argued that returning to…