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Kate O'Connell's husband denies telling employee 'Go the f*** back to work' after alleged row with his wife

Date
2026-04-29
Stage
Charge Or Pretrial
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

The husband of former Fine Gael TD Kate O'Connell has denied using offensive language towards an employee who accused his wife of bullying, leading to the employee's resignation from their pharmacy company two years ago. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) concluded its hearings into complaints by Marwan Al Rahbi, a supervising pharmacist who resigned from his €112,000-a-year role at Rathgar Pharmacy Ltd in 2024. Al Rahbi claimed that Kate O'Connell bullied him at work, and that he could not address the issue by approaching her husband, leading him to quit. He alleged that O'Connell was "very rude" to him after he used his phone at work to deal with a sick child. Al Rahbi said he was told by O'Connell to "Go the f*** back to work" while the latter was in hospital recovering from an injury. O'Connell denied using such language and stated that the company had a strict no-phones policy. The tribunal heard that Al Rahbi initiated a grievance against O'Connell, which was later withdrawn.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Kate O'Connell's husband denies telling employee 'Go the f*** back to work' after alleged row with his wife. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

Why: Mr Al Rahbi's evidence was that he was on his phone that day because he was dealing with a sick child. CNI source report

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