Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy confirmed today that Niall McElwee is under investigation for a breach of the Sex Offenders Act. Gardai are examining if the offence that McElwee was convicted of in the Netherlands in 2005 would be one which would require him to report the offence in Ireland. If the crime committed in the Netherlands is also considered a crime in Ireland then McElwee would have to have reported it to the Gardai upon his return.

Earlier this week the University of Victoria in Canada confirmed that McElwee’s adjunct professorship at the university has been terminated. The appointment was non-stipendiary (a house and job swap?) and involved guest lectures delivered to mainly graduate students.