A US Marine and a firefighter squared off in the brutal Pacer Fitness Test. Both professions demand elite conditioning, but ...

The “beep test” – a standard aerobic fitness measure used for prospective firefighters for the last 40 years – discriminates against women and advantages younger candidates, a tribunal has found, ...

The Fitness Pacer Test starts deceptively slow but ramps up quickly. Each beep demands faster sprints with less recovery time. At first it feels manageable, but fatigue sets in faster than expected.

The Workplace Relations Commission Adjudicator found the 43-year-old job applicant was treated less favourably by Cork City ...

The Workplace Relations Commission ordered Cork Fire Brigade to pay €4,000 for gender discrimination and a further €4,000 for age discrimination to Terézia Foott The "beep test", a standard aerobic ...

Expressing his frustration, senior player Naim Uddin raised concerns over the transparency of the selection process.

In an effort to strengthen disaster preparedness, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in coordination with the Department of Telecommunications, is conducting 'Test Alert' notifications ...

Cork City Council has been ordered to pay €8,000 compensation to an unsuccessful female 43-year old fire-fighter job applicant due to a discriminatory ‘one size fits all’ beep fitness tests for ...

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Cork City Council has been ordered to pay €8,000 compensation to a woman whose application for a firefighting job was unsuccessful due to a discriminatory ‘one size fits all’ beep fitness test for ...

Tasmania’s finest teenage football talent caught a glimpse of life in the AFL at a testing boot camp at Kingborough Sports ...