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‘At the upper end of inappropriate behaviour’: probe into bullying claims against Professor Philip Nolan

Research agency boss denies allegations made by five senior managers, amid no finding of breach of corporate governanceScience Foundation Ireland board to consider fact-finding investigation that said conduct fell ‘short of bullying’Female manager makes complaint: ‘He has reduced me to tears at home and a feeling that I can’t do my job properly.’

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Fionnán Sheahan

An investigation commissioned by a government agency has found the conduct of its high-profile boss was “at the upper end of inappropriate behaviour and just below bullying”.

Professor Philip Nolan, director general of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), denies the allegations made against him by senior staff.