Holiday firm Pontins used blacklist of popular Irish surnames to keep Traveller families out of parks
Pontins has agreed to change its working practices after the list was reported
Cathal Austin
Updated (Image: PA)
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Holiday firm Pontins used a blacklist of popular Irish surnames to keep Traveller families out of parks.
A British holiday park company has agreed to change its work culture after it was found they were operating a ‘surname blacklist’ that excluded Gypsy and Traveller families.
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