‘Discriminating against age is just as bad as discriminating against race or religion.’
That’s the call of Sinn Fein Deputy Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin who says that the imposition of a mandatory retirement age is wrong.
On Thursday night in the Dáil, the Government accepted in principle, a Sinn Féin Bill abolishing the mandatory retirement age.
Speaking on The Wider View show today, he says that if someone is fit to work they should have the choice to:














