Pontins racially discriminated against Irish Travellers by banning guests who tried to book stays at their resorts if they had 'undesirable' surnames such as Boyle, Connors and Murphy, equalities watchdog rules

The EHRC found that Pontins drew up a list of common Irish surnames and labelled them 'undesirable guests' to stop suspected traveller families booking holidays at its parks.

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