OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EQUALITY INVESTIGATIONS
Equal Status Act 2000
EQUALITY OFFICER'S DECISION NO: DEC-S2002-031
Martin Joseph Sweeney
V
The Equinox Niteclub, Sligo
File No. ES/2001/678
Date of Issue 30/04/2002
Key words: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) - Admission to a nightclub - Videotape evidence - Establishment of a prima facie case.
This dispute concerns a complaint by Mr Martin Joseph Sweeney that he was discriminated against, contrary to Sections 3(1) and 3(2)(i) of the Equal Status Act 2000, by the staff of the Equinox Niteclub on the grounds of his membership of the Traveller community. The complainant maintains that he was discriminated against in not being provided with a service which is generally available to the public, contrary to Section 5(1) of the Act.