Wilson's Hospital manager claims she was penalised for reporting alleged financial irregularities

Among the complaints made by the former head of facilities were alleged irregularities with payslips and fraudulent timesheets of staff. Picture: Leon Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

An employment tribunal has ruled the Westmeath co-educational school where teacher Enoch Burke worked did not penalise an employee who made a series of protected disclosures highlighting alleged irregularities, including fraudulent pay claims and data protection breaches.

The former head of facilities, Siobhán Rogers, at Wilson’s Hospital School in Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath, claimed she had been demoted, isolated in her role, and subjected to ongoing inappropriate behaviour, as well as having many of her duties removed in breach of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.