Martin Howe, who is spearheading the group's claim, says he and 18 other Irish travellers suffered 'race discrimination' when a they were turned away from a Wetherspoon pub A group of Irish gipsies are suing pub chain J D Wetherspoon for up to £100,000 over 'race discrimination' allegations after they were turned away from a pub. A top lawyer, a Catholic priest and a retired police inspector are among a 19-strong group of travellers who claim they were told they could not enter The Coronet, in Islington, North London, because they are gipsies. The group visited the pub after a meeting of the Irish Traveller Movement in Britain (ITMB) charity at their headquarters next door to the pub.
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Irish travellers claim they suffered 'race discrimination' from pub bouncers
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Gipsies fancied a drink at The Coronet Wetherspoon pub in north London
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But they claim they were turned away because they are Irish travellers
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Group are now suing the pub chain for £100,000 after the dispute in 2011
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Catholic priest, top lawyer and retired police inspector among those suing
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J D Wetherspoon denies being racist and says group were let in eventually
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