Lecturer who made controversial FGM comments wins unfair dismissal case against Trinity

A university lecturer at the centre of controversy last year over TV comments he made about female genital mutilation (FGM) has won his unfair dismissal case against Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

In the case, Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudication Officer, Penelope McGrath has ordered TCD pay Arabic lecturer, Dr Ali Selim a total of €6,144 after finding that he was unfairly dismissed by the college last September.