Prof Philip Nolan has accused some senior members of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) of making claims against him as part of an “orchestrated attempt” to frustrate organisational reform. The timing of five misconduct allegations made “without foundation” against him last December by senior staff members leads him to believe they were on a “co-ordinated basis”, he says. The protected disclosures came amid his efforts to reform the organisation and days after a consultancy firm he engaged expressed significant concern about the SFI management culture, including that the executive committee viewed Prof Nolan as director general “for the time being”, he alleges.
His allegations were made on Thursday as part of an urgent High Court application that secured a 24-hour pause to his dismissal as director general of the SFI. READ MORE Trump verdict a stunning end to a quintessentially New York legal tale The sad story of the actor with a drawer full of cheques he just can’t cash Roy Keane gestured to fan to ‘meet him outside’ after ‘banter turned more aggressive’, court told Andhra Bhavan review: I immediately added this Dublin 1 restaurant to my list of favourites Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy said he was satisfied Prof Nolan made out a strong case that is likely to succeed such that he should make orders preventing his dismissal until the matter returns on Friday afternoon. Prof Nolan’s lawyers submitted there was “no conceivable justification” for his firi.
