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Science Foundation Ireland to be subsumed into new State agency but unclear if Nolan will be involved

Judge also refuses to grant orders permitting Prof Nolan to return to work

Case likely to hinge on issue of whether fair procedures were applied when board of science funding body summarily dismissed director general

Director general is challenging dismissal without notice from State agency and rejects findings against him of inappropriate behaviour in dealings with management team

It was particularly egregious that allegations of misogyny were made public when they had been dismissed by an investigator as hearsay, says counsel for SFI director general

Nolan is before the High Court seeking extension of orders preventing his dismissal from state agency

Science Foundation Ireland will in the High Court attempt to justify its decision to dismiss Nolan as director general of the State agency

The agency’s lawyers said Prof Nolan’s position was terminated by reference to the 'express terms' of his contract

Prof Nolan’s lawyers submit there was ‘no conceivable justification’ for his firing

Manner of Simon Harris’s appointment of Nolan ‘did not go down well’ with those opposed to reform in Science Foundation Ireland, High Court told

Lawyers for Nolan submitted there was ‘no conceivable justification’ for his summary dismissal ‘in the most egregious fashion’

Science Foundation Ireland director general departs as State research agency is in the throes of a challenging merger

Former director general was subject of protected disclosures by five staff members

Minister for Agriculture declines to comment on investigation of Science Foundation Ireland chief executive Prof Philip Nolan

Money will fund 600-plus research roles in bioeconomy, agrifood, neurological disease and advanced manufacturing

Philip Nolan denies allegations made by senior staff

Inthelia Therapeutics, founded by two top Irish scientists, is switching focus to block infection getting a grip on patients in the first place

SFI has become a flagship funder of scientific research in our universities, with corresponding aid to industry for collaborative research via the IDA and Enterprise Ireland

Ireland spent two decades building the Science Foundation Ireland brand. We know how well it has served the country

Research Lives: Sakis Mantalaris, SFI research professor at Trinity College Dublin and NIBRT

TCD breakthrough may lead to treatment of debilitating condition and other neurodegenerative diseases

Research Lives: Muhammad Muddasar, PhD student, University of Limerick School of Engineering

As we draw to the end of 2023 we ask researchers from various disciplines about what we can expect next year

Trinity College Dublin will headquarter research drive that will examine ‘challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and water degradation’

Dr Ed Walsh says dilution of enterprise focus risks undoing ‘what has been achieved during last 25 years’

Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland follows merger of Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council

The company has developed an AI-platform to help athletes avoid injury and illness and also assist girls and women involved in sports

This year’s event is exploring what it means to be human in the face of climate change and dramatic advances in AI

Coalition’s independent science adviser to provide expert assistance in attempts to ‘address complex policy challenges’

Science Foundation Ireland director general identifies three key challenges for the State’s research centres: digital change, green transition and ageing

‘People can feel overwhelmed by the climate catastrophe but … It’s not tolerable for people to do nothing anymore’

Device may ‘pave the way’ for use of technology in treatment of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

Research Lives: Dr Linda Katona, research fellow, University College Cork

Crushed concrete boosts crop productivity and removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere turning it into a stable bicarbonate ion

Time to wrap your brain around some books — we asked scientists for their recommended seasonal reads

Festival in Waterford includes ‘Boyle-in Points’ game show hosted by RTÉ'S Cathal Murray, and songs and science from Ulysses

Why split the atom when you can split your sides with mirth?

Frontiers for the Future programme provides opportunities for independent investigators to conduct highly innovative, collaborative research

West Pharmaceutical Services says initiative can make Ireland ‘a powerful exponent’ in new digital technologies

Barrel jellyfish, resembling ‘cauliflowers’ and normally seen in southeastern waters, are being recorded almost halfway around the Irish coastline