Teacher who falsified qualifications 'got caught up in terrible web of lies' 

A teacher was found to have failed to act with honesty and integrity in relation to his professional status and qualifications.

A teacher who falsified certificates about his teaching qualifications in order to be able to work in Ireland told an inquiry that he got “caught up in a terrible web of lies.” 

The language teacher told a fitness-to-teach hearing of the Teaching Council that he accepted as true a series of allegations that his actions constituted professional misconduct and contravened the Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers.