UL staff 'angered' by implication they share blame for financial mismanagement

Unite trade union said recent Town Hall meeting 'seemed to make us all accountable' for 'utter mismanagement' over property purchases by the university

Last week, a report from the Comptroller and Auditor General laid bare the failings that led to the university overpaying for properties by millions of euro.

The trade union representing staff at the University of Limerick has told members it has “kept the show on the road” after a period of “utter mismanagement” at the institution.

In an update to members, the Unite trade union said ordinary members were “angered" by the implication at a recent Town Hall meeting the financial scandals at UL happened “almost outside of anyone’s control”.