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Vice-principal at Islamic school who said he was forced to quit during 'power struggle' wins €40k

Summary

The vice-principal of a Muslim school has won €40,000 for constructive dismissal after he said his position became untenable due to a power struggle among the administrators of the Clonskeagh Mosque in Dublin. Noureldin Abdelgawwad filed a complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 against the Al Maktoum Foundation, which operates the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland. He claimed that after the death of the founder and the formation of a new board, there was a rupture in the organization, leading to a breakdown in trust and professional interference. Abdelgawwad said his salary was withheld and that he resisted handing over student data to the new board, fearing a breach of data rights. He was repeatedly pressured by the CEO and eventually quit. The adjudicator noted a complete breakdown in trust and awarded him €40,000 for financial losses and an additional €1,000 under the Payment of Wages Act.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Vice-principal at Islamic school who said he was forced to quit during 'power struggle' wins €40k. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• 9 April Other
• April 2024 Other
• March 2025 Other
• 2026-06-22 Publication

Why: In a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission filed last year, Mr Abdelgawwad said he quit his job of over a decade at the foundation on 9 April, 2025 because of "severe breaches of trust, professional interference, mistreatment and a complete breakdown in the employer-employee relationship". CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report