Higher Education Authority raised department role before CEO resigned

Higher Education Authority board members raised the role of the Department of Education in their work with a senior official less than three months before the authority’s chief executive stepped down.

Wed, 29 Aug, 2018 - 05:50

By Niall Murray, Education Correspondent

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