DEC-S2001-004

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EQUALITY INVESTIGATIONS

Equal Status Act 2000
EQUALITY OFFICER DECISION NO: DEC - S2001-004

Kathleen Mongon
(Represented by Charles Foley, Solicitor )
AND
Michael & Barbara Hogan, The Angler's Rest
(Represented by Mary Cashin, Solicitor)

File No. ES/2001/25
Date of Issue 2/7/2001

Headnotes:Equal Status Act 2000 - Direct discrimination, section 3(1) - Membership of the Traveller community, section 3(2)(i) - Supply of goods and services, section 5(1) - Service in pubs .

This dispute concerns a complaint by Mrs Kathleen Mongon that she was discriminated against by Michael and Barbara Hogan, owners of the Angler's Rest Pub, Corofin, Co Clare. The complainant maintains that she was discriminated against on the Traveller community ground in terms of sections 3(1) and 3(2)(i) of the Equal Status Act 2000 in that she was not provided with a service which is generally available to the public contrary to Section 5(1) of the Act.

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