Bus Éireann to pay €4k compensation after visually impaired man 'publicly humiliated'

Bus Éireann to pay €4k compensation after visually impaired man 'publicly humiliated'

The Workplace Relations Committee ruled that Bus Éireann had discriminated against the man on grounds of disability. Picture: Chani Anderson

Bus Éireann has been ordered to pay €4,000 compensation to a visually impaired man who was “publicly humiliated” after being refused to get on a bus in Cork with his guide dog last year.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the bus company had discriminated against Kenneth Walsh on grounds of disability.

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