€2,000 for job applicant asked about settling into a 'young' workplace in Guinness Storehouse interview

The operators of the country’s top fee-paying tourist attraction must pay out after an unsuccessful job applicant was asked at interview how she would settle into a ‘young’ workplace.

In the case, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered the Guinness Storehouse Ltd to pay Eileen Owens €2,000 after it ruled that the question discriminated against Ms Owens on the grounds of age.