Colleges and universities have spent more than €230,000 investigating, settling, and seeking legal advice after allegations of sexual harassment on campuses were made over the past five years.
A Sunday Independent investigation has uncovered spending at colleges across the country following complaints of sexual harassment, but the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre said the revelations only reveal the tip of the iceberg because many cases go unreported.
It said the centre is aware of higher numbers of cases through the support it provides to victims.
Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show colleges have employed the services of private investigators, solicitors and barristers following complaints of sexual harassment to third level bodies.
Ireland at odds with others on maternity leave for politicians
Ireland is increasingly at odds with other nation states in its failure to normalise maternity and parental leave for parliamentarians
Fianna Fáil senator Lisa Chambers, who was pregnant during the 2020 general election campaign, recalled some constituents commenting: oh, she s taking maternity leave, no point in electing her .
Tue, 22 Dec, 2020 - 09:00
Dr Fiona Buckley
Attention has yet again been drawn to the lack of parental leave arrangements for Oireachtas members with the recent announcement by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee that she and her husband are due their first child in 2021. The news was greeted by well wishes from across the political spectrum, but also by stories from women who recounted their experiences of balancing the care for a newborn with their public representative duties.
What direction could your career in dairy research take?
Over the last two years Vistamilk has hired 87 PhDs, post-doctorates and research assistants to begin different areas of industry-led research alongside eight operations personnel.
Irish Country Living finds out: just what exactly is Vistamilk?
Who is employed by Vistamilk?
Teagasc researchers are employed primarily by Teagasc, but at the same time are working for Vistamilk – how does this work?
Vistamilk is not a separate legal entity but the host institute is Teagasc. Each research performing organisation (RPO, in this case Teagasc) has their own budget for the research to be undertaken and employ the necessary resources based on these research projects.
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GMIT data breach shows ugly reality behind screen of aspirational inclusivity
A data breach at GMIT revealed offensive remarks made by professors of students. The Covid crisis can’t be used as an excuse for delaying issues of diversity, writes Úna Kealy
A nurturing, respectful and egalitarian culture is important within any work and learning community it is vital within communities where diversity is welcome and facilitated: so, where did it go wrong for GMIT?
Fri, 18 Dec, 2020 - 06:24
Una Kealy
We have all experienced offensive and hurtful behaviour, similarly, we have all said and done things we regret and which reflect badly upon us.