Drug carer sacked for fake gun picture

A project worker at a west Dublin community drugs team was sacked in April of last year after he uploaded to Facebook a staged holiday snap of himself pointing a gun at a blindfolded man’s head.

The Mountview/Blakestown/Hartstown/Huntstown Community Drugs Team Ltd, trading as Adapt, sacked John Brown after discovering the six-year-old photo. Mr Brown was sacked for gross misconduct.

Mr Brown brought an unfair dismissal case against Adapt, and the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has found he was unfairly dismissed and has awarded him €3,230.