Overview
- Members of Manchester's Irish Traveller community held a protest that began at St Peter's Square on Saturday and ended outside Mulligans.
- Organisers say a group of young men were refused entry after identifying as Irish Travellers, and video shared online shows a guard saying, 'this is not my decision.'
- Tommy Joyce led the action with TV personality Paddy Doherty present, as protesters confronted door staff and shouted, 'you should be ashamed.'
- Mulligans says it welcomes all backgrounds, denies any blanket ban on Travellers, cites a strict door policy based on prior issues, and says it is speaking with community members.
- No independent findings have been reported, and the incident has prompted talks between the venue and representatives of a community that has long reported bias in access to public spaces.