Former Dublin worker gets €35,000 after being fired for comments about Israel

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Welcome to another week of emails.

I was in Powerscourt Garden and Waterfall yesterday. I thought the waterfall wouldn’t be nice as it’s ‘summer’ but it was wonderful.

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👀 What’s on the news today:

• Taoiseach hopes for further 'progress' on tax rate bands in Budget

• Former Dublin worker gets €35,000 after being fired for comments about Israel

• New York officials angry about Dublin airport's handling of 9/11 memorial

NEWS

Simon Harris has expressed confidence that the Government will be able to make further progress in increasing the higher tax band threshold in the upcoming budget.

He subsequently clarified that increasing the top tax rate from the current threshold of €42,000 to €50,000 euro would not be achieved in a single budget.

An Israeli tech company, Wix, has been ordered to pay €35,000 to Courtney Carey, a former Dublin employee.

Carey was unfairly dismissed in October 2023 after calling Israel a "terrorist state" on social media.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that while the dismissal was procedurally unfair, Carey hadn't made sufficient efforts to find new employment. She claimed difficulty finding work in tech after the incident, eventually taking a lower-paying job at An Post.

The case gained attention from Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister, who called the dismissal "unacceptable." Carey maintains she has no regrets about her original comments, stating the situation in Gaza has only worsened since.

A controversial incident involving Dublin's Portal art installation sparked outrage in New York when someone displayed a 9/11 image to viewers. This is old news but we have new updates now.

Emails reveal intense discussions between officials on both sides of the Atlantic following the viral incident.

New York officials demanded 24/7 security for the Portal, while Dublin cited difficulties in providing constant surveillance. The project now operates daily with limited hours in both cities and is expected to continue until autumn.

US authorities warned canceling the project if such incident happens again.

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Thanks, Khalid.