Cork Institute of Technology spent €65,000 to refute ‘defamatory’ claims

Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) spent more than €65,000 to investigate 196 allegations made by an anonymous whistleblower which it has described as “grossly defamatory”.

Earlier this year, staff at the college flouted college policies on expenses, a probe into the allegations found.

The auditors at KPMG found CIT broke procurement policies when it spent €20,000 on two staff portraits. CIT subsequently spent over €2,000 framing the paintings.