Pensioner loses discrimination case against Bus Éireann driver

The woman claimed that the driver 'falsely claimed' the bus was only going as far as Doonbeg and — she said — told her to wait for a later bus, due to leave at 3pm. File picture: Denis Minihane

A pensioner who wanted a warm seat on a bus has failed in her age discrimination claim at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) against Bus Éireann.

The 83-year-old had alleged a driver at Ennis bus station refused to let her board the 333 bus to Kilkee on June 6 last year “without any valid reason”.