Former principal of Cork private school awarded €60k in redundancy and unpaid wages

Rockboro National School on Boreenmanna Road, which charged fees of €5,000, did not reopen after the summer of 2023 following a drop in enrollment

Former principal complained she was not paid her statutory redundancy on the cessation of her employment as well as not being paid her monthly salary on various dates, contrary to employment legislation. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

The former principal of a fee-paying primary school in Cork which closed its doors last year has been awarded more than €60,000 in redundancy payments and unpaid wages by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

Susan Dwayne, who worked at Rockboro National School for over 33 years, brought a case against the committee of Rockboro School Association after her employment was terminated last November.