Paralympian who was asked to move her guide dog away from food in Lidl awarded €2k

Nadine Lattimore said she believed she was discriminated against as she never had a problem in the store during previous visits when she had been without her guide dog but had used her cane. File picture: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE

German supermarket group, Lidl, has been ordered to pay €2,000 to a blind Irish Paralympian after she was asked to move away from a bakery section in one of its stores because of her guide dog.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Lidl Ireland has discriminated against Nadine Lattimore on grounds of disability over the incident which occurred on February 14, 2024.