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Hotel that turned away couple with guide dog ordered to pay €5k
Summary
In November 2019, Pamela McKeogh and her partner Kevin Ryan attempted to stay at the Kilkenny House Hotel with a guide dog. The hotel manager rejected the request, citing that his own dogs would bark all night if the guide dog stayed. After the couple was forced to find alternative accommodation, McKeogh lodged a complaint under the Equal Status Act 2000. The Workplace Relations Commission heard the case, noting the manager's refusal and the hotel's claim that no suitable rooms were available. The tribunal found that McKeogh was discriminated against on the basis of disability. Consequently, the Kilkenny House Hotel was ordered to pay her €5,000 in compensation for the discriminatory treatment she endured during the attempted stay.
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What: Report matter: Hotel that turned away couple with guide dog ordered to pay €5k. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- November 2019 Other
- 19 November 2019 Other
- 2022-11-11 Publication
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