Washington University Global Studies Law Review Volume 6 Issue 1 Symposium on Regulatory Takings in Land-Use Law: A Comparative Perspective on Compensation Rights January 2007 No Women (and Dogs) Allowed: A Comparative Analysis of Discriminating Private Golf Clubs in the United States, Ireland, and England Eunice Song Washington University School of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_globalstudies Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and the Comparative and Foreign Law Commons Recommended Citation Eunice Song, No Women (and Dogs) Allowed: A Comparative Analysis of Discriminating Private Golf Clubs in the United States, Ireland, and England, 6 WASH. U. GLOBAL STUD. L. REV. 181 (2007), https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_globalstudies/vol6/iss1/10 This Note is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School at Washington University Open Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Washington University Global Studies Law Review by an authorized administrator of Washington University Open Scholarship. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. NO WOMEN (AND DOGS) ALLOWED: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DISCRIMINATING PRIVATE GOLF CLUBS IN THE UNITED STATES, IRELAND, AND ENGLAND INTRODUCTION In June 2005, Ireland’s High Court overruled a February 2004 landmark decision by district court Judge Mary Collins concerning sexual discrimination of women by private golf clubs in Ireland.1 Initially, Judge Collins ruled that the Portmarnock Golf Club,2 one