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University of Limerick makes €150k settlement to whistleblowers

THE UNIVERSITY of Limerick has paid out approximately €150,000 in a settlement with three whistleblowers who had highlighted serious issues regarding human resources, governance and finance. This follows mediation talks at UL over long-running staff ...

18 Jun 2018 at 10:41

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 two staff members who ...

19 Oct 2018 at 11:00

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 culture” is ...

21 Oct 2018 at 15:00

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 about ...

02 Mar 2019 at 13:00

National News

Former head of security at Twitter accuses the platform of putting personal user data at risk

Twitter has substantial security problems that place personal user data and potentially national security at risk according to a former company executive turned whistleblower, it has been reported. According to a disclosure sent to the US ...

23 Aug 2022 at 16:42

Education

University of Limerick president lifts suspension on whistleblowers and offers widespread apologies

THE UNIVERSITY of Limerick has lifted its suspension of two whistleblowers who had been suspended with pay for almost two and a half years. The move follows a fortnight on from the publication of the HEA’s Thorn report, a wide-ranging ...

23 Nov 2017 at 21:06

Local News

Independent inquiry into allegations at University of Limerick

AN independent inquiry into a series of allegations of misconduct at University of Limerick is to be launched by the Department of Education. The allegations – which were first revealed by the Limerick Leader nearly two years ago - ...

05 May 2017 at 10:40

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 ...

23 Nov 2018 at 19:00

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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

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 ...

30 Oct 2018 at 14:15

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. ...

20 Oct 2018 at 19:00

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 ...

14 Nov 2017 at 06:01

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