Former principal removed from teaching register after misconduct findings

Education · First reported 2 Nov, 17:13 · Updated 17:52

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A Teaching Council inquiry found a former principal guilty of professional misconduct involving school funds, a false reference and a failure to report child welfare concerns. The Council barred him from applying to return to the register for at least three years; the sanction requires High Court ratification before it takes effect.

The inquiry found professional misconduct and breaches of the teachers’ code, including theft from a school, a false reference and failure to report a child welfare concern to Tusla.
The former principal was removed from the teachers’ register and cannot apply to have his name restored for at least three years.
The sanction must be ratified by the High Court before it takes effect. The former principal and the schools involved cannot be named under an inquiry-panel direction.

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Key facts

Sanction: Removed from the register; ineligible to apply for restoration for at least three years.
Ratification: The sanction requires formal High Court ratification before taking effect.
Offence period: The theft offences occurred between 2016 and 2019.
School-funds repayment: The teacher’s counsel said all money taken had been repaid.
Anonymity: The inquiry panel directed that neither the principal nor the schools be named.