Dundalk Town FC Ltd has been ordered by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to pay former Head of Football Operations Brian Gartland €64,434 for three separate workplace breaches, including unfair dismissal. Gartland was dismissed in May 2024 after making a protected disclosure about a new manager's health condition potentially endangering player safety.
The company that operates League of Ireland club Dundalk FC has been ordered to pay five-time League winner with the club Brian Gartland €52,629 for his unfair dismissal.
Following Mr Gartland’s retirement from the game, he was appointed to the role of Head of Football Operations in January 2023 at Dundalk and WRC Adjudication Officer Conor Stokes has found that Mr Gartland was unfairly dismissed by the club in May 2024 from the role for making a protected disclosure to his employer.
As part of his case, Mr Gartland confirmed that he made a protected disclosure on April 19th and April 22nd 2024 concerning a health condition of a new manager that impacted upon player safety. In uncontested evidence, Mr Gartland contended that the club statement, by publicising this narrative that it was “not easy” to decide to part ways, resulted in his new career ambitions within professional football taking a heavy blow.
The hearing heard that mentally, this saga has been very hard to take, and it has taken a serious toll on Mr Gartland's confidence. Mr Gartland lives right in the middle of Dundalk town and all neighbours are fans of the team and he cannot go anywhere without questions on the disintegration of his career at Dundalk. He finds it very hard to reply to people when matters relating to his time at the club are brought up.
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