Traveller sisters lose discrimination case against pub

A case by two sisters who alleged they were discriminated against in a well-known pub and restaurant in Ardfert, Co Kerry, because they were Travellers, was dismissed yesterday after a hearing at Killarney District Court.

Helen O’Brien, aged 20, and her older sister Margaret O’Brien, of An Fearann, Ardfert, sought a written apology and compensation from Rathoneen Ltd, owner of Kate Browne’s Pub.

They alleged this was not the first occasion they had been refused and said they wanted to put a stop to it.