A long-serving aide of President Mary McAleese is to seek an injunction in the High Court today to halt a civil service disciplinary investigation.
Protocol officer and speech writer for the President Bridget Conway is attempting to secure an injunction to stop the investigation, claiming it is bogus.
In a legal submission to the court in February, Ms Conway alleged the investigation was instigated as a direct result of her close working relationship with President McAleese.
She said the investigation was also part of moves to have her removed from her role at Áras an Úachtaráin.
Relationships with her superiors in the Office of the President turned sour after Mrs McAleese hugged her on her return from funerals of the Omagh bomb victims in 1998, Ms Conway maintains.
She has alleged bullying, plotting and resentment of the relationship was rife at the Áras. The case is due for hearing in front of Mr Justice Liam McKechnie.