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Partner of deceased woman to be granted widower’s pension in landmark Supreme Court ruling
Denying John O’Meara access to the pension of his late partner of 20 years is unconstitutional, the court said
A refusal to allow an unmarried man and his three children access the widower's pension is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has ruled.
The seven-judge court said the legislation underpinning the decision to deny John O’Meara, who had three children with Michelle Batey, his partner of 20 years, was contrary to the Constitution.
O’Meara had argued that the 2005 Social Welfare Consolidation Act, which excluded him from receiving the pension because he was not married to ...
