Prof Kieran Byrne loses WIT reappointment legal case

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Prof Kieran Byrne lost his High Court case over reappointment as Waterford Institute of Technology president on 22 January 2019. Mr Justice Senan Allen rejected his claim that he was entitled to be reappointed in 2011.

The judge said WIT’s governing body, rather than its selection subcommittee, held the power to appoint the president. He also rejected arguments that the governing body could not consider freedom-of-information material concerning expenditure by the president’s office. WIT denied wrongdoing and said the selection process was transparent.