Louis Fitzgeraldâs pub group paid a private investigator to arrange for a 17-year-old to buy alcohol in one of its bars in a move that led to the dismissal of one of its workers, Labour Court documents show.
Blueridge Properties, one of the chainâs companies, is appealing a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruling that it unfairly dismissed Tracey Reilly for selling alcohol to a minor and breaching guidelines on seeking ID from any customer who appeared to be younger than 23.
Documents filed with the Labour Court by Ms Reillyâs solicitor, Harry Carpendale, state that Blueridge hired private investigator J Harrington to arrange for a 17-year-old boy to buy beer in Carrollâs Gastro Pub in Lucan, Co Dublin, in July 2019, where Ms Reilly was working.