College can probe plagiarism claims itself, says body

The statutory body which lecturers want to investigate a plagiarism claim against their college’s chairman says Institute of Technology Tralee has proper procedures to do so itself.

In a letter to ITT registrar, Michael Hall, a month ago, 26 staff claimed that governing body chairman, Flan Garvey, extensively plagiarised sources in his 2008 master’s dissertation at the college.

The college has made no comment on the issue and Mr Garvey has not made any statement in response to the claims. He did not respond to several messages this week, offering him the opportunity to respond.