Women not allowed to drink from pub’s fountain of youth

ARE you right there young ladies and old gents please? That age-old drink-up call has gained two adjectives to cater for the tastes of a Limerick pub.

They didn’t want “older” women at The Bootlegger Bar on O’Connell St. This was the clear message sent out to Suzanne and Margaret Crawford, aged 29 and 36 respectively, on a fateful night in May, 2001.

Despite being regulars and having celebrated their mother’s birthday there the previous Sunday, the doormen were unmoved by the women’s pleas to gain entry, telling them that they were “too old”.