Kenny Jacobs to step down as DAA CEO after High Court settlement

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Kenny Jacobs and daa settled their dispute shortly before his High Court case was due to be heard. The agreement provides that he will voluntarily step down as chief executive. The court struck out the proceedings and awarded costs in his favour.

The case followed Jacobs’s suspension and a planned investigation into complaints against him. An earlier, separate inquiry had not upheld two formal complaints against him. The parties did not disclose the settlement terms in court; a subsequent report said he would receive about €480,000, with legal costs paid separately. The issues behind the fresh complaints have not been publicly disclosed.