Philip Nolan case continues to complicate establishment of new State agency
Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy refused to grant orders permitting his return to work at SFI pending full determination of his court case
Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy refused to grant orders permitting his return to work at SFI pending full determination of his court case
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
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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
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