Role in charity award comes under spotlight

Questions are expected to be raised about the role of former Rehab CEO Frank Flannery in signing off on a European award given to a division of the charity.

The Irish Examiner reported last April that the European prize for excellence certificate was signed by Mr Flannery for the National Learning Network — the training and education arm of the Rehab Group.

It became the first organisation in Ireland to be awarded the European Quality in Social Services Excellence Award, and the first in Europe to receive it for all of its services.