‘You're not Irish, you're Black': Hospital worker sacked after racial abuse complaints loses case at WRC
A tribunal has upheld the sacking of a hospital catering supervisor who denied telling a subordinate 'you're not Irish, you're black' and claimed the worker 'made it up'.
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Irish Daily Mirror
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Undocumented Irish in US could be deported to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba
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West Australian
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- West Australian
Retired Geelong great Zach Tuohy flags shock return to Gaelic football: ‘On the cards'
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Perth Now
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- Perth Now
Retired AFL great in plot to make shock return to action
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