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UL whistleblowers ‘thrown under the bus’ while those involved were ‘rewarded’

A NUMBER of issues were put to the University of Limerick president in private last week in relation to two UL whistleblowers, who raised issues about financial practices at the university more than three years ago. The two staff members, known as ...

03 Feb 2019 at 06:01

Education

Public Accounts Committee requests ‘full details’ on UL employees that raised concerns

THE GOVERNMENT’S spending watchdog has called on the University of Limerick to clarify the current employment status of staff members who first raised concerns about financial practices at the University. The chairman of the Public Accounts ...

23 Nov 2018 at 19:00

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UL whistleblowers’ situations yet to be resolved after four years

Four years after the Limerick Leader first reported that two members of the UL finance department had been suspended after refusing the offer of a settlement package that included a confidentiality agreement, the employees known as Persons ...

23 Aug 2019 at 19:25

Education

‘Important that resolution is found’ for University of Limerick whistleblowers

THE CASE of two whistleblowers from the University of Limerick finance department was raised by the UL president during a private meeting with the Minister for Education. The whistleblowers, known as Persons B and C, who raised issues ...

02 Mar 2019 at 13:00

Education

UL president hopes that ‘very grave matters are dealt with fully and finally’

THE UNIVERSITY of Limerick has “a sharp focus” on ensuring “very grave matters are dealt with fully and finally” at the university, the UL president has told staff. In a letter to staff this Tuesday morning, Dr Des Fitzgerald updated ...

30 Oct 2018 at 14:15

Education

‘Change of culture’ needed for whistleblowers’, say staff in dispute with UL

MECHANISMS to protect whistleblowers need to be improved, according to the two members of the UL finance department who have been in dispute with the university for more than three years. Both Persons B and C believe a “change in ...

21 Oct 2018 at 15:00

Education

‘We are the ones who are still suffering’: UL whistleblowers to be put on half-pay

ALMOST a year after the University of Limerick first lifted the suspensions of two staff members who raised concerns about financial practices, the employees known as Persons B and C have yet to return to work. More than three ...

20 Oct 2018 at 19:00

Education

University of Limerick whistleblowers urge Minister to intervene in dispute

TWO whistleblowers from the University of Limerick’s finance department have urged the Minister for Education to intervene in their ongoing dispute with the university. Almost a year after UL first lifted the suspensions of ...

19 Oct 2018 at 11:00

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University of Limerick whistleblowers call on Mary Harney to intervene in dispute

TWO whistleblowers from the University of Limerick’s finance department have called on Mary Harney, the UL chancellor and former Tánaiste, to intervene in a dispute which has now dragged on for more than three years. The ...

27 Jul 2018 at 20:00

Education

Limerick whistleblower forced to go to MABS as situation with UL still not resolved

A UNIVERSITY of Limerick whistleblower who remains in dispute with UL more than four years after being wrongly suspended has been forced to go MABS for financial assistance. The employee, known as Person C, has not been ...

05 Dec 2019 at 10:00

Education

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, ...

06 Apr 2018 at 17:00

Education

'It took years, but UL has now owned the hurt caused to me': Whistleblower Leona O'Callaghan

BACK in 2011, when I was still employed by the University of Limerick in the finance department, I wrote to the former president. I described my experiences and highlighted a lot of things I thought were wrong – ...

07 Apr 2018 at 11:00

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