A group of staff members at the National College of Art and Design have expressed no confidence in the leadership of the college.
At a meeting this afternoon, they overwhelmingly supported a motion expressing no confidence in the ability of senior management to plan for the long-term fiscal and academic future of the college.
The motion also expressed support for recent protests by students at NCAD.
Three months ago, the Comptroller & Auditor General Seamus McCarthy told the Public Accounts Committee that accounting practices in NCAD were "not fit for purpose".
In a report into the college, the C&AG criticised NCAD for delays in preparing its annual accounts and for failing to comply with procurement guidelines over a three-year period.
It found that the college had allowed a situation to develop where the basic requirement of preparing annual financial statements was not being met.
Today's Emergency General Meeting was called by SIPTU, which represents both academic and non-academic staff at the college.
Around 100 staff members are understood to have attended. SIPTU represents around 150 workers at NCAD.
Staff have told RTÉ News they are concerned about a lack of transparency in decision-making at the college.
They are also concerned about governance issues, as well as the growing casualisation of staff there.
Students have held protests and occupations to voice their concerns around these and other issues over the past three weeks.
NCAD expressed surprise at the vote of no confidence taken by SIPTU members.
It said a meeting had taken place between senior management and the trade union this morning, at which no mention was made of such a vote.
In a statement, it said it understood that the EGM was attended by 63 of NCAD's 267 workers, disputing SIPTU's claim of 100 staff.
Management said they were in active and open dialogue with staff and students, as well as the Higher Education Authority and the Department of Education, to address a range of challenging issues currently facing the college.
