Current Version
| Region | Ireland |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 1999, employment discrimination has been added as an act for Ireland, sexual orientation was proposed and passed in 1999. There are no explicit protections from discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment but in practice, trans Irish people have been able to use the prohibition of gender-based discrimination to rule in their favour in cases of transphobia in employment. |
| Sources | https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21 *wasn't enacted until 1999, revisions are still pending as of 21st May 2024* https://www.ihrec.ie/guides-and-tools/human-rights-and-equality-for-employers/what-does-the-law-say/eea-summary/#:~:text=The%20Equality%20Employment%20Acts%201998,vocational%20training%20and%20work%20experience. https://www.lewissilkin.com/en-ie/insights/2025/07/25/protections-for-transgender-employees-from-discrimination-what-is-the-law-in-ireland https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21/section/6/enacted/en/html#sec6 |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status but also giving some credit where it is due.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation only |
| Description | Since 1999, employment discrimination as been added as an act for Ireland, sexual orientation was proposed and passed in 1999. Gender identity was passed in 2015, making it illegal to fire someone under gender identity and or sexual orientation. | Since 1999, employment discrimination has been added as an act for Ireland, sexual orientation was proposed and passed in 1999. There are no explicit protections from discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment but in practice, trans Irish people have been able to use the prohibition of gender-based discrimination to rule in their favour in cases of transphobia in employment. |
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| Sources | https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21 *wasn't enacted until 1999, revisions are still pending as of 21st May 2024* https://www.ihrec.ie/guides-and-tools/human-rights-and-equality-for-employers/what-does-the-law-say/eea-summary/#:~:text=The%20Equality%20Employment%20Acts%201998,vocational%20training%20and%20work%20experience. https://web.archive.org/web/20151209144050/https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21/section/21/enacted/en/html#sec21 *2015 revision adding gender identity* | https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21 *wasn't enacted until 1999, revisions are still pending as of 21st May 2024* https://www.ihrec.ie/guides-and-tools/human-rights-and-equality-for-employers/what-does-the-law-say/eea-summary/#:~:text=The%20Equality%20Employment%20Acts%201998,vocational%20training%20and%20work%20experience. https://www.lewissilkin.com/en-ie/insights/2025/07/25/protections-for-transgender-employees-from-discrimination-what-is-the-law-in-ireland https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21/section/6/enacted/en/html#sec6 |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 1999, employment discrimination as been added as an act for Ireland, sexual orientation was proposed and passed in 1999. Gender identity was passed in 2015, making it illegal to fire someone under gender identity and or sexual orientation. |
| Sources | https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21 *wasn't enacted until 1999, revisions are still pending as of 21st May 2024* https://www.ihrec.ie/guides-and-tools/human-rights-and-equality-for-employers/what-does-the-law-say/eea-summary/#:~:text=The%20Equality%20Employment%20Acts%201998,vocational%20training%20and%20work%20experience. https://web.archive.org/web/20151209144050/https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21/section/21/enacted/en/html#sec21 *2015 revision adding gender identity* |