Estate agent loses dismissal claim after WRC finds he resigned

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The Workplace Relations Commission rejected a dismissal claim by estate agent Barry O’Brien-Lynch in April 2025. Adjudicator David James Murphy concluded that he had resigned voluntarily and had not been fired.

Mr O’Brien-Lynch denied that he meant to quit when he told his boss, Navan auctioneer Ed Reilly, “I don’t feel like going into work today.” He said he was “a bit pissed off” with Mr Reilly.