Dr. Frances Finnegan lectured in Social History in Waterford Institute of Technology in the 1990’s. She made the complaint about the material being used by Dr. Niall McElwee in WIT. Students were distressed by the material including arts students who were taking some of the lectures and would not be working in the social care […]
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Further details are reported today in the Sunday newspapers about the incident which led to the conviction of Niall McElwee in Amsterdam in 2005. The court reports are not pleasant reading. As reported on this blog yesterday evening, complaints about McElwee’s career progression made to the Minister of Education are also covered in today’s papers. […]
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I have received information that the Minister for Education was contacted during Niall McElwee’s tenure in Waterford Institute of Technology by other staff members expressing concern at numerous irregularities surrounding his employment there. No action or reply was received from the Minister in response to this complaint according to my informant. Given the nature of […]
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Well the Midlands Health Board and a member of An Garda Siochana (and his colleagues) knew about what happened in Amsterdam? So why didn’t Athlone Institute of Technology? The assault took place during a health board funded visit. Update: So the issues? The Garda look like they are doing their usual – ‘this is what […]
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There is a lot of ochon ochon oh going on amongst those working in childcare and child protection this morning in relation to Dr. McElwee’s resignation. Those applying to work or even study in the area of social care and social work have to submit themselves to Garda Clearance, one wonders if those teaching in […]
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