The inquiry heard that the teacher and her colleague were classmates in teaching college, where they had a number of mutual friends. He also read in media reports that during the inquiry the teacher maintained that there was no relationship between her and her former student. In September 2025 the registrant’s colleague said he met her at Howth Maritime festival where she introduced him to her boyfriend. The registrant’s colleague said he could not understand how the registrant could treat the inquiry as “a game”. Things snowballed out of control.”The other allegations against the teacher include that she had a romantic relationship with the student during summer 2018.

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2026 03:42 UTC