Hotel manager denies firing was homophobic

The manager of a Co Cork hotel yesterday denied sacking his leisure centre manager in a “knee-jerk homophobic reaction” on discovering his employee was running a sauna club in Shannon.

Hotel manager denies firing was homophobic

Ambassador Court Hotel, trading as Charleville Park Hotel, has been accused of unfairly dismissing Eamon Ryan, who managed the hotel’s leisure centre.

Mr Ryan, 44, a married father of one from Ballysimon, Co Limerick, acknowledged he was a director of a company running a sauna club but denied knowing his involvement in an “outside business” was a sackable offence.

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