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Sacked for drunken assault outside of work

  • 30-11-2011 8:22pm
    #1
    Beir Bua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭


    Could anyone direct me to some caselaw in this area? I believe Noonan v Dunnes (1989) is relevant, but I can't locate it online. (Tried Westlaw and Justis, but I am a bit inept at using those sites it seems, if anyone could tell me where to find it I would be delighted)


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  • #2
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    A bit more detail might improve your chances of a reply.


  • #3
    Beir Bua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭Beir Bua


    I'm looking for relevant material with regards to an employer citing a conviction as a reason for deciding to let someone go, with alleged damage to the companies reputation due to the conviction being reported in the media , as the primary excuse.

    A conviction for a "minor crime" such as a drunken brawl, you are right, I should have given more details rather than just the eye catching title, mea cupla.


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  • #4
    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    There is no offence of "drunken brawl". There is assault and public order charges, both of which can be serious and embarrassing.


  • #5
    Beir Bua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭Beir Bua


    MagicSean wrote: »
    There is no offence of "drunken brawl". There is assault and public order charges, both of which can be serious and embarrassing.
    Yes, I know.

    I'm not getting into specifics because there are none, its an academic interest I have. I would like to get my hands on some relevant material if possible and read it, rather than continue on in a vague way thinking that way back when the EAT previously didn't put much stock in a company citing bad rep arising from local media coverage of an employee being convicted of something relatively minor which had no bearing on, or relation to, his/her work as a reason to sack them.

    Any ideas?

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  • #6
    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    Wasn't there a Garda recently sacked because he had been running slums? I seem to recall that in the news not long ago. Might be of relevance.


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  • #7
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    MagicSean wrote: »
    Wasn't there a Garda recently sacked because he had been running slums? I seem to recall that in the news not long ago. Might be of relevance.

    I believe that is under appeal at this time.


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