Director general is challenging dismissal without notice from State agency and rejects findings against him of inappropriate behaviour in dealings with management team
Prof Philip Nolan is challenging his dismissal without notice as director general of Science Foundation Ireland. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish TimesProf Nolan is challenging his dismissal without notice as director general of the State agency and has rejected findings against him in relation to inappropriate behaviour in his dealings with its executive management team, following five protected disclosures made against him by senior staff.
In an affidavit, Prof Clinch said the board was supportive of Prof Nolan when he assumed his role, but that he had “struggled” in the first few months. The court heard that within weeks of being appointed in January 2022 he had informed the board by email he wished to also serve as chairman of St James’s Hospital, Dublin, but this had gone down badly.Sinéad Hussey: ‘We treat miscarriages as a blip or something that’s easily forgotten’‘You’re not Irish.
The board was not attempting to undermine the Government decision to amalgamate SFI with the Irish Research Council, as Prof Nolan claims, the chairman said. Prof Nolan was appointed “CEO designate” of the new agency last year. While the amalgamation added to governance challenges, he said SFI’s problems had originated “well before” the merger was announced. The chairman also denied there was a lack of support for the project, saying he witnessed “clear enthusiasm” on the part of members of the executive committee.
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