Cork golf business forced to cut driving range by 'young bulls' loses unfair dismissal case

The business at Frankfield House in Douglas decided to reduce the number of bays on the driving range by two-thirds due to stray golf balls hitting nearby properties

The Ryans operate a golf range, golf school and restaurant at Frankfield House. File photo: Niall O'Shea

A Cork golf business which shrunk its driving range due to stray golf balls hitting nearby properties has been ordered to pay €4,000 to its greenkeeper for his unfair dismissal.

In the case before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), Adjudicator Michael McEntee stated that there was “a definite business case" for the redundancy in 2020 of Gary O’Sullivan by Colman Ryan, Margaret Ryan and Michael Ryan of Frankfield House, Douglas, Co. Cork.