Miley outlines grievance in Tennis Ireland dispute

Dave Miley, an unsuccessful applicant for the role of Tennis Ireland chief executive, has broken his silence on the dispute with the governing body, stressing his disappointment with the recruitment process, which he claimed lacked transparency.

Miley stepped down from his role as Director of Development at the International Tennis Federation at the end of last year, and hoped to use his 24 years of experience at the ITF to develop the Irish game. But Tennis Ireland instead chose former FAI executive Richard Fahey for its top job and Miley’s grievance will now be referred to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in early 2017.

Miley’s statement read: “I am disappointed with the recruitment and selection process undertaken by Tennis Ireland. As a candidate, I decided to request transparency of the judging process as it pertained to the three interviews I attended. I therefore requested copies of the marking sheets and an explanation of the panel’s judging process. This request was made on the 20th of October. Tennis Ireland has yet to send the requested information.”