Thomas Casey had booked a horse-drawn carriage and spent €1,700 on decorations before the premises pulled the booking the day before the event
A member of the Traveller community who had spent thousands of euro on a party for his daughter’s First Communion claimed he was discriminated against when a hotel cancelled a day before the event, blaming a roof leak in its function room.
However, when he called to the hotel to drop off the cake ahead of the event, he was told that his reservation had been cancelled due to a leak in the roof of the ballroom where it had been due to take place.Mr Casey said he told hotel management that he would be satisfied to relocate the function to another room, but he was advised that there were no other rooms available.
In the ballroom, the complainant said he saw no sign of water on the floor or carpet, and he observed no leaks in the ceiling. He accepted that he had “got upset” with staff but denied being aggressive and using foul or abusive language, which the hotel claimed was the reason that gardaí were called. In his decision, WRC adjudication officer Peter O’Brien said a prima facie case of discrimination had been inferred by Mr Casey, and the onus was on The Merryman Management Limited to rebut this inference.
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