Compensation for bank chief after unfair dismissal

A Bank of Ireland manager sacked after he was identified as a link in an alleged pornographic chain of emails, has been awarded compensation for unfair dismissal.

At Bray Circuit Court, Judge Gerard Griffin, in a reserved judgment, said James Reilly, former manager in Bank of Ireland’s Blanchardstown branch, had been unfairly dismissed due to the bank’s failure to follow proper procedures.

However, the judge refused to reinstate him to his old job.