Clare hotel gave wheelchair user a mayonnaise bucket to wash herself

The corridor also had a fire door which opened inwards as well as having handles that were too high for a wheelchair user to reach

A wheelchair user who was given an empty mayonnaise bucket to wash herself during a stay at a hotel in Clare because of a lack of facilities for disabled guests has been awarded compensation of €7,000.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the Killaloe Hotel and Spa in Killaloe, Co Clare had discriminated against Jacqueline Elliott, on grounds of her disability under the Equal Status Act.