Prof Philip Nolan refused Supreme Court appeal over pre-trial employment status
Three top judges found no apparent urgency, as matter is to be heard by Court of Appeal next month
Three top judges found no apparent urgency, as matter is to be heard by Court of Appeal next month
Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland amalgamates Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council with annual budget of more than €300m
High Court does not rule on costs as it may be unjust for academic to pay for failed application with a wider case to follow
Prof Nolan is embroiled in a legal row with board of Science Foundation Ireland
Science Foundation Ireland to be subsumed into new State agency but unclear if Nolan will be involved
Judge also refuses to grant orders permitting Prof Nolan to return to work
Case likely to hinge on issue of whether fair procedures were applied when board of science funding body summarily dismissed director general
Director general is challenging dismissal without notice from State agency and rejects findings against him of inappropriate behaviour in dealings with management team
It was particularly egregious that allegations of misogyny were made public when they had been dismissed by an investigator as hearsay, says counsel for SFI director general
Nolan is before the High Court seeking extension of orders preventing his dismissal from state agency
Science Foundation Ireland will in the High Court attempt to justify its decision to dismiss Nolan as director general of the State agency
The agency’s lawyers said Prof Nolan’s position was terminated by reference to the 'express terms' of his contract
Prof Nolan’s lawyers submit there was ‘no conceivable justification’ for his firing
Manner of Simon Harris’s appointment of Nolan ‘did not go down well’ with those opposed to reform in Science Foundation Ireland, High Court told
Lawyers for Nolan submitted there was ‘no conceivable justification’ for his summary dismissal ‘in the most egregious fashion’
Science Foundation Ireland director general departs as State research agency is in the throes of a challenging merger
Former director general was subject of protected disclosures by five staff members
Money will fund 600-plus research roles in bioeconomy, agrifood, neurological disease and advanced manufacturing
Philip Nolan denies allegations made by senior staff
Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland follows merger of Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council
Prof Philip Nolan: ‘I don’t see the value in an inquiry as a piece of political theatre. I do see value in a genuine lessons-learned review’
Science Foundation Ireland director general identifies three key challenges for the State’s research centres: digital change, green transition and ageing
Philip Nolan says slide on potential Covid cases after festive period ‘created utterly the wrong impression’
Former member admits things could be done differently next time
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