Ex-presidential candidate Peter Casey was 'almost violent' when sacking executive, Labour Court told

Peter Casey (pictured), who finished second in the 2018 presidential election to President Michael D Higgins as well as featuring as a panellist on RTÉ’s version of the TV programme, Dragons’ Den, was not available as a witness in an unfair dismissal case against his firm. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

The Irish-American businessman and former presidential candidate, Peter Casey, was abusive, bullying and “almost violent” at a meeting two years ago where he fired an executive of his recruitment company, the Labour Court has heard.

While the former executive, Michael O’Sullivan, was accused of making “wild, unfounded allegations” against Mr Casey, the Labour Court said it was regrettable that the founder of Claddagh Resources was not available as a witness in an unfair dismissal case against his firm.