Romanian bouncer awarded €20k for discrimination

A Romanian bouncer who was racially harassed by a Dublin hotelier and publican when told that all Romanians “are thieves and liars” has been awarded €20,000 in a discrimination case.

Ioan Florin Rusu was working on the door as a bouncer for a Dublin city centre pub attached to a hotel when berated by the owner of the business.

In evidence before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), Mr Rusu said the hotelier told him on June 26 2015: “All Romanians are thieves and liars. Romanian policemen are robbing bags and phones in B [the Hotel bar].”