The owners of the Flying Enterprise pub in Cork have been urged to admit that they made a mistake in ordering a staff member not to speak Irish as over 50 people mounted a picket outside the pub in support of the man who has since left his job at the pub.

Saturday’s protest was organised by Cork Irish support group, Gael Taca and Chairperson, Cáit Ní Shúilleabháin urged Flying Enterprise owner, Finbarr O’Shea to admit he had made a mistake when telling bar man and native speaker, Cormac Ó Bruic that he could not speak Irish in the pub.