The High Court ruling represents a blow to Philip Nolan's prospects of returning to Science Foundation Ireland. Photograph: Tom HonanWith perhaps no little understatement, High Court judge Rory Mulcahy described recent times at Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), where Philip Nolan served as director general, as being “marked by turbulence”. Harris had also earmarked Nolan as “CEO designate” of a new body, Research Ireland – which will involve the merger of SFI and the Irish Research Council (IRC) – with a €300 million annual budget. “But on the state of the evidence to date, he has not succeeded in establishing a strong case.”[ Prof Philip Nolan refused significant extension of orders preventing dismissal from SFI ][ Philip Nolan v Science Foundation Ireland: The dispute that has rocked Ireland’s science community ]But where does this now leave Nolan? He suggested Nolan would not necessarily lose out on becoming head of the new Research Ireland organisation which was a matter for the new Minister for Higher Education, Patrick O’Donovan.

Source: The Irish Times June 22, 2024 04:06 UTC