Courts / Louth / Report
Dundalk FC sacked football director in act of whistleblower penalisation, WRC finds
Summary
Dundalk FC sacked former football director Brian Gartland after he raised health and safety concerns about players playing three consecutive days a week after injury. Gartland filed protected disclosures with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on 19 and 22 April 2024, shortly after a new manager was appointed. The WRC tribunal, led by Conor Stokes, found that the club had been notified of the claims since July 2024 and that the dismissal was a whistleblower penalty. The tribunal awarded Gartland €64,433.90 in compensation, including €52,629.62 for loss of employment and €3,727.36 for breach of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994, and found the club in breach of the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 and the Payment of Wages Act 1991. The decision was based solely on the information in the article.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dundalk FC sacked football director in act of whistleblower penalisation, WRC finds. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- May 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2024 Other
- 19 April Other
- 22 April Other
- April 2024 Other
- 10 May 2024 Other
- 11 May 2024 Other
- 2025-01-29 Publication
Why: Mr Gartland declined because he didn't think there could be a workable solution as the press had been notified, the news was "very public" and it was "all over his home town". CNI source report
Places mentioned
Topics
Related court reports
- Worker sacked over punch-up with takeaway driver wins job back
- Legal first sees miscarriage of justice certificate for IRA membership conviction quashed
- Lorry driver who imported €1m in cannabis jailed for five years
- Explosive device allegedly stored in National Museum at Collins' Barracks
- On-bail home invader who dragged car owner along ground has sentence cut
- Amateur fighter who 'brutally killed' allegedly abusive mother - kicking her to death and stepping on her 'lifeless body' as he left her to die - gets 6.5 years
If a fact, identity, locality or legal outcome needs review, email the newsroom with this report's details prefilled.
Email a correction request