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FORMER LECTURER at Dublin City University Dr Seán O’Nuallain has been awarded €45,000 for his unfair dismissal, by the Employment Appeals Tribunal.

The case was an appeal by the university against the recommendation of a Rights Commissioner in the case. The Rights Commissioner had recommended that Dr O’Nuallain be reinstated to a permanent position. The tribunal ruled Dr O’Nuallain had “contributed substantially to his dismissal” by failing to engage with his employer. It said it was varying the recommendation of the Rights Commissioner and considered an award of €45,000 was “just and equitable in all the circumstances of this case”.