He told the Labour Court on Friday that his expertise was “about as far away from mediation studies as you can get”. However, Prof Galavan said he did not believe there were deep divisions with his line manager. The court heard that Prof McNamara had accused Prof Galavan of bullying and being disruptive. Kiawana Ennis BL, for Prof Galavan, claimed a series of emails sent by her client to Prof McNamara about concerns of breaches of academic governance constituted a protective disclosure. Under cross-examination by Conor Power SC for the university, Prof Galavan rejected suggestions that the college authorities had attempted to facilitate mediation between himself and Prof McNamara.

Source: The Irish Times March 05, 2021 17:30 UTC