WRC awards €8,000 over discrimination against Traveller girl at open farm

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The Workplace Relations Commission ordered an unidentified open-farm business to pay €8,000 in compensation after finding that staff discriminated against a young girl who was identified as a member of the Traveller community. The report said the incident involved the girl being accused of not paying for sweets at an open farm and the subsequent handling of the situation by staff.

The proceedings were reported on 26 February 2026.