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University of Limerick settles with whistleblower who raised first concerns

THE University of Limerick has agreed a settlement with Leona O’Callaghan, a former member of its finance department who said her position became unsustainable after she questioned expenses claimed by senior UL staff, including the delivery of a ...

06 Apr 2018 at 17:00

Education

University of Limerick president promises changes for 'unresolved issues'

THE president of University of Limerick has moved to assure the college community that he plans to act immediately on the findings of a HEA report into UL’s controversies. The report, by former Sligo IT president Dr Richard Thorn, delves into ...

14 Nov 2017 at 06:01

Education

University of Limerick president acknowledges 'seriousness' of issues raised in report

UNIVERSITY of Limerick president Professor Des Fitzgerald has acknowledged that the university “fell short” in how “treated some of its people in the past”. The new president was responding to the publishing today of a report which saw its ...

08 Nov 2017 at 17:18

Education

HR practices at University of Limerick strongly criticised in new report

THE University of Limerick has been severely criticised in a new report into controversies around finance, HR and governance which were first revealed by the Limerick Leader. The partly redacted report was released by the Higher Education ...

08 Nov 2017 at 15:03

Crime and Courts

Suspended whistleblowers taking High Court case against University of Limerick

THE two whistleblowers who were suspended from the University of Limerick's finance department following controversies around payment of expenses have initiated High Court action against the university. The action was issued just before ...

13 Nov 2017 at 14:28

Education

'UL clause' will give ministerial powers to appoint investigator

A CHANGE in the law which would give the Minister for Education and Skills the power to appoint an investigator to any publicly-funded third level institution is progressing through the Oireachtas in the wake of the Thorn report into ...

18 Nov 2017 at 14:00

Education

Truth and transparency benefit us all: Academics should have stood up in face of UL issues

THE Thorn report into management failures at the University of Limerick makes for sobering reading. A catalogue of management and governance issues was identified over a period of years that led to a corrosive culture at the heart ...

19 Nov 2017 at 10:00

Local News

'It still feels very unfair': Call for answers at University of Limerick as audit revealed

THERE have been calls for accountability to be seen at the University of Limerick after the publication of details from an internal audit revealed that a number of senior staff members provided inaccurate or incomplete ...

09 Feb 2018 at 16:00

Education

Further questions for University of Limerick as details of confidential audit are revealed

THE UNIVERSITY of Limerick has been plunged into yet another controversy following allegations that it mislead State bodies over unauthorised severance payments worth more than €1.2m. If these allegations are found to ...

05 Feb 2018 at 06:00

Education

No further HEA action over severance pay at University of Limerick

NO FURTHER action will be taken by the Higher Education Authority in relation to severance payments for former staff members at the University of Limerick following the second independent report carried out into ...

17 Feb 2018 at 10:00

Education

University of Limerick whistleblower invited to meet with Public Accounts Committee

THE STATE spending watchdog has agreed to meet one of the first whistleblowers at the University of Limerick to discuss matters relating to the university and her part in highlighting problems there. Following ...

26 Feb 2018 at 06:00

Education

University of Limerick president faces questions on accuracy of results at PAC

THE president of the University of Limerick, Dr Des Fitzgerald, is expected to face questions from TDs this Thursday about concerns over whether potentially thousands of students were given incorrect exam ...

24 Jan 2019 at 10:10

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