Six teachers settle action over bullying and harassment by principal

SIX teachers who claimed they were subjected to bullying and harassment by their school principal yesterday settled a High Court action for damages.

The six teachers at the Presentation Secondary School in Terenure, Dublin, claimed the former manager and the owners of the school failed to take steps to stop alleged bullying by the principal Austin Kearney.

The six, Patricia Langan, Deidre McEntee, Rosemary McGinley, Nuala Cranley, Lorraine Jones and John Loughman, all received an apology from the former manager Michael O’Lionain and Sr Claude Meagher, trustee for the Presentation Order.