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Ousted State agency boss ordered not to name third parties after reference to alleged blackmail attempt by senator
Summary
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland CEO Francis O'Donnell told a Workplace Relations Commission hearing that a senator intervened over a promotion linked to an employee he described as a key witness in a Garda fraud investigation. An adjudicator directed him not to name people who had not been put on notice; the case is to continue in June.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ousted State agency boss ordered not to name third parties after reference to alleged blackmail attempt by senator. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- February 2022 Other
- September 2022 Other
- August 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2022 Other
- 14 December 2022 Other
- February 2023 Other
- January 2024 Other
- 2026-03-05 Publication
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