Her case was that Michael McDaid “came bursting into the office that morning” and questioned her about her presence in a “hostile and irate manner”. She was “effectively barred” from the office by Michael McDaid and departed her workplace of more than two decades “uncontrollably shaking and distressed”, McCormack said. Michael McDaid was “not an employee or officer of the company” and had “no standing to issue any instructions”, the company’s solicitor, Donnacha Anhold, said. The company denied the second alleged encounter with Michael McDaid took place at all, Henry recorded in his decision, published on Monday. The adjudicator noted Doherty wrote to John McDaid about her encounter with Michael McDaid.

Source: The Irish Times March 24, 2026 10:37 UTC