Retired teacher awarded €88,000 after bullying by principal

A retired Dublin teacher who was subjected to savage and relentless bullying by a school principal has today been awarded €88,000 in damages by the High Court.

Bridget Sweeney (aged 55) from Donnybrook, who worked as a resource and home-schooling teacher at Ballinteer Community School in Dublin, complained of her treatment in 2006 and 2007.

The court heard that at one point, former headmaster Dr Austen Corcoran hired a private investigator to follow her.