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Suspended Mandate union executive to find out if she can stand for re-election

Summary

Lorna Langan, a suspended member of the Mandate union's national executive, is seeking an injunction to allow her to stand for re-election. She claims her suspension was due to her highlighting wrongdoing within the union, over which a formal complaint has been made to gardaí. Langan alleges that the NEC was misled into approving an excessive redundancy payment for a staff member. She needs a decision on her application before the union's delegate conference. Her legal team argued that fair procedures were not followed, as she was not informed of the suspension reasons or given an appeal process. The union's legal representative countered that the urgency for the hearing was created by Langan herself. The case is set to be heard in the High Court, with the conference scheduled for Monday in Portlaoise.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Suspended Mandate union executive to find out if she can stand for re-election. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• June 2021 Other
• March 22 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2026-04-22 Publication

Why: He said that there was no advance notice "at all" of the proposal to suspend Ms Langan at the March 22 meeting, which she could not attend and could not oppose because of a lack of notice. CNI source report

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