Coolmore Stud must pay stable hand €18k over ‘flawed’ dismissal

The world-renowned Coolmore Stud has been ordered by an Employment Appeals Tribunal to pay €18,000 to a former stable hand who was dismissed after he took €220.

Michael Coleman, who had worked for John Magnier’s stud since 2012 as a stable hand and in maintenance, was involved in refurbishing of a granny flat in Thorney Bridge in January 2014.

That flat adjoined the rented home of JN who was not a Coolmore employee.