A HIGH Court action by a manager at the Irish National Stud who alleged she was bullied after she ended an alleged affair with the former chief executive John Clarke has been settled.
Yesterday at the High Court Frank Callinan SC for Julie Lynch informed Mr Justice Michael Peart that the matter between the parties had been resolved.
The case had been expected to last for four weeks.
In a statement Ms Lynch said the parties had come to “an amicable arrangement in full” and had reached “a full and final settlement of all issues between them on confidential terms”.
The statement added that Ms Lynch had decided to leave the position she held at the National Stud to “pursue interests of her own”.
The statement concluded that “neither party will be making any further comment in relation to the matter”.
Ms Lynch began her employment at the stud in 2006 and was later promoted to stallion nominations manager.
In proceedings brought before the High Court last year she alleged she commenced an affair with Mr Clarke in 2006 but decided to end the relationship in April 2008.
After this, she claims, Mr Clarke engaged in a campaign of intimidation, bullying and harassment against her. She claimed he made her life hell after she ended their affair.