MANAGEMENT at St Michael’s House - who deny a senior clinical psychologist’s claim he was bullied out of his job - had been asked for a training course on bullying, the Employment Appeals Tribunal heard yesterday.

FORMER Labour Party strategist Fergus Finlay yesterday paid glowing tribute to senior clinical psychologist Dr Mark Harrold who alleges being bullied out of his job at St Michael’s House.

AFTER a senior clinical psychologist wrote to the Minister for Health, his employers levelled eight allegations against him, the Employment Appeals Tribunal heard yesterday.

THE deputy head of a service provider for people with learning disabilities strongly denied yesterday that a culture of bullying existed there.

A senior clinical psychologist who highlighted the death of an elderly patient at the Leas Cross nursing home said today he felt vindicated by the subsequent expert report.

MORE than two-thirds of the victims of workplace bullying quit their jobs, yet bullies are more likely to be feted than condemned, a conference heard yesterday.

Workplace bullying is a cancer in society which is leading to suicide and marriage break-ups, it was claimed today.

A PSYCHOLOGIST claims he became the victim of a campaign of bullying and intimidation by his employers after he raised concerns about the transfer of a patient to the controversial Leas Cross nursing home in Dublin.

A psychologist said today he was targeted maliciously after he raised concerns about the transfer of a patient who later died at the Leas Cross Nursing Home in Dublin.

BULLYING in the workplace is costing businesses an estimated €3 billion each year.

IMPROVEMENTS in the mental health services are not happening fast enough, the minister with responsibility for the sector conceded yesterday.