British holiday park identified ‘people with Irish accents’ as ‘undesirable guests’

[Aladdin]

British holiday park identified ‘people with Irish accents’ as ‘undesirable guests’

Pavee Point calls the list of Irish surnames, some common among Travellers, ‘despicable’

www.irishtimes.com

The Pontins memo said: “Please be aware that several guests are unwelcome at Pontins. However, some of these will still try and book – especially during school holidays. We have been informed by our Operations Director that we do not want these guests on our parks. Please watch out for the following names for any future bookings.”
There followed a list of some 40 surnames: Boylan, Boyle, Carney, Carr, Cash, Connors, Corcoran, Delaney, Doherty, Dorran, Gallagher, Horan, Keefe, Kell, Leahy, Lee, MacLaughlin, McAlwick, McCully, McDonagh, McGinley, McGinn, McGuiness, McHarg, McLaughan, McMahon, Millighan, Mongans, Murphy, Nolan, O’Brien, O’Connell, O’Donnell, O’Donoghue, O’Mahoney, O’Reilly, Sheriadan, Stokes, Walch, Ward.




How fucked up is this??

 

[Pickman's model]

very

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

tbf, makes me think that changing my name to McGuiness could be a good thing if it stops me from ever being able to set foot in Pontins...

 

[discokermit]

i dont think its just anti irish but specifically anti traveller.

 

[Teaboy]

They all look like pretty common and normal names to me. My company does work with all the big concrete companies in London, that list just looks like my email inbox.

 

[brogdale]

i dont think its just anti irish but specifically anti traveller.

and anyone else who happens to share a name common among traveller communities.

 

[Aladdin]

i dont think its just anti irish but specifically anti traveller.

Half of the country has those surnames though.
And probably a fair few English born people do too.

 

[danny la rouge]

They all look like pretty common and normal names to me. My company does work with all the big concrete companies in London, that list just looks like my email inbox.

It looks like the buzzers on my street, tbh.

 

[Pickman's model]

the nolan sisters will never be allowed back

 

[Plumdaff]

I'm barred from Pontins (yes I appreciate the seriousness of the anti Irish and anti Traveller prejudice but I am quite amused to be barred from fucking Pontins)

 

[Pickman's model]

i dont think its just anti irish but specifically anti traveller.

when it says 'people with irish accents' i'm inclined to think it means 'irish' rather than just 'traveller'

 

[AmateurAgitator]

James O'Brien must be gutted that he's barred from Pontins. Seriously though, this is fucked.

 

[MickiQ]

https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/24-hours-at-pontins.360476/post-16991450

tbf, makes me think that changing my name to McGuiness could be a good thing if it stops me from ever being able to set foot in Pontins...

You realise that it's not like going to prison (apart from the fact prisons are cleaner and better maintained). No one will force you to go, you can just refuse.
I noticed that the surname of my daughter's Irish fiance is not on that list so if they want to go there on their honeymoon they will be able to.

 

[planetgeli]

They missed off blacks and dogs.

 

[Pickman's model]

James O'Brien must be gutted that he's barred from Pontins. Seriously though, this is fucked.

cornelius horan, the dancing priest, would also find himself unable to book

 

[nogojones]

I went to school with 3/4 of that list. Some of them weren't all that bad

 

[AmateurAgitator]

cornelius horan, the dancing priest, would also find himself unable to book

I just googled Cornelius Horan.

Jeezus. Fucking. Christ.

 

[tim]

No chance of a Pontins break if your surname is Boylan Mc Guinness, Carney or O'Mahoney, as their reservations staff have been told not to take bookings from anyone with those surnames.

Secret Pontins blacklist prevented people with Irish surnames from booking

‘You had to lie through your teeth’: Pontins insider reveals Travellers were blacklisted

Pontins is owned by a shit called Alex Langsam A.K.A the Asylum King.

 

[two sheds]

 

[brogdale]

I just googled Cornelius Horan.

Jeezus. Fucking. Christ.

Yes, well worth keeping out of any social setting, but not because of his surname.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I just googled Cornelius Horan.

Jeezus. Fucking. Christ.

Same as.
If there was ever anybody that deserved to spend time in Pontins, it's him.,

 

[danny la rouge]

when it says 'people with irish accents' i'm inclined to think it means 'irish' rather than just 'traveller'

It does appear to be a blunt way of screening out Irish travellers. Other papers have the story too:

‘You had to lie through your teeth’: Pontins insider reveals Travellers were blacklisted — inews

The equality watchdog found that Pontins operated a policy to exclude 'undesirable' Irish Traveller guests

apple.news

Either way it’s racist as fuck.

 

[splonkydoo]

when it says 'people with irish accents' i'm inclined to think it means 'irish' rather than just 'traveller'

Quite a few of the names listed though would be very prominent in the travelling community. To me it sounds like a cack-handed attempt by management to obscure that, a bit sneaky really.

 

[Athos]

My mum's family is on that list. And, having attended plenty of weddings/funerals/christenings/first communions/confirmations/ birthdays/Christmas parties etc. that escalated into drunken brawls, I think Pontins is missing a trick - it's free entertainment, and much better than their usual Black Lace tribute band!

 

[Pickman's model]

Quite a few of the names listed though would be very prominent in the travelling community. To me it sounds like a cack-handed attempt by management to obscure that, a bit sneaky really.

the article notes than some of the names on the list are well represented within the traveller community: so some aren't.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Already a thread -

British holiday park identified ‘people with Irish accents’ as ‘undesirable guests’

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/british-holiday-park-identified-people-with-irish-accents-as-undesirable-guests-1.4499133?mode=amp The Pontins memo said: “Please be aware that several guests are unwelcome at Pontins. However, some of these will still try and book – especially...

www.urban75.net

Also, on the main Pontins thread -

https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/24-hours-at-pontins.360476/page-21#post-16991450

And, why is this posted in the WORLD politics forum?

 

[Idris2002]

i dont think its just anti irish but specifically anti traveller.

Sure looks like it.

 

[Pickman's model]

Already a thread -

British holiday park identified ‘people with Irish accents’ as ‘undesirable guests’

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/british-holiday-park-identified-people-with-irish-accents-as-undesirable-guests-1.4499133?mode=amp The Pontins memo said: “Please be aware that several guests are unwelcome at Pontins. However, some of these will still try and book – especially...

www.urban75.net

Also, on the main Pontins thread -

https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/24-hours-at-pontins.360476/page-21#post-16991450

And, why is this posted in the WORLD politics forum?

tim is a lib dem

 

[danny la rouge]

pogofish