DEC-S2002-105

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EQUALITY INVESTIGATIONS

Equal Status Act 2000
EQUALITY OFFICER'S DECISIONS NO: DEC-S2002-105

Tom Sherlock
-V-
The Brewery Pub, Ennis, Co. Clare

File No. ES/2001/291
Date of Issue 19/09/2002

Headnotes:Equal Status Act, 2000 - Direct discrimination, Section 3(1)(a) - Traveller community ground, Section 3(2)(i) - Disposal of goods and supply of services, Section 5(1) - Refusal of service in a pub - prima facie case - refused because of previous conduct.

This dispute concerns a claim by the complainant that he was discriminated against by the respondent, contrary to the Equal Status Act, 2000, on the grounds that he is a member of the Traveller community when he was refused service in the respondent's premises on 7 April, 2001. The respondent denies that the complainant was discriminated against and that service was, in fact, refused only to the complainant's brother because of previous unacceptable behaviour on his part.

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