Irishwoman ‘suffered conspiracy of neglect’

A GALWAY woman who claims to have been told to get out of Britain because she did not speak the Queen’s English suffered a “conspiracy of neglect” by her employers, an employment tribunal in England heard yesterday.

Ann Neylan, aged 39, believes she was subjected to ridicule and humiliation after making a complaint over the alleged racial abuse in the control room of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Ms Neylan, who is originally from Kilcolgan, Co Galway, told a tribunal in Reading on Monday that she had been told to “f**k off home” because she did not speak “the Queen’s English”.