A member of Fianna Fáil, who lost his legal challenge to the law on gender quotas, is planning to appeal the decision.

Brian Mohan claimed it's “political discrimination” and denied him the chance to be picked as an election candidate for Dublin Central.

He argued the law was unconstitutional and said the Oireachtas was acting outside its powers by using State funding to influence an election.

However, Mr. Justice Brian Keane rejected his arguments and found he had no legal standing to take the case in the first place.

Brian Mohan says he will be appealing the decision.