There is no bar on the University of Limerick (UL) launching a new inquiry into its former president who was previously accused of misleading an Oireachtas committee, the college’s lawyers have argued.
They told the High Court that the university is entitled to consider new evidence as it emerges and rejected a suggestion another investigation is a “pretext” for disciplinary action.
Lawyers for Prof Kerstin Mey, now a UL professor of visual culture, contend that an allegation she misled the Dáil‘s Public Accounts Committee (Pac) cannot be revisited because she has been vindicated by an investigation and the parties have reached a settlement agreement.
Mey is seeking a High Court injunction to prevent a new investigation.
She resigned as president in 2024 as part of a settlement after she was threatened with disciplinary action over due diligence and adherence to policies during the 2022 purchase of a 20-house development.
