The University of Limerick's Chief Commercial Officer has resigned.
Staff at the university were informed in an email from Chancellor Brigid Laffan late yesterday evening that Andrew Flaherty was resigning with immediate effect.
The email stated that Mr Flaherty had also resigned all directorships and offices associated with or connected to the university.
Last year, the university was rocked by a scandal centred on the purchases of properties at grossly inflated prices.
In relation to the purchase of 20 houses intended for student accommodation the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) last September found "no evidence of proper, objective appraisal of the options of the kind that should have been available to decision makers, including the Governing Authority members, when they were asked to approve the acquisition".
Mr Flaherty was appointed to the role of Chief Commercial Officer in October 2020.
According to the UL website, as Chief Commercial Officer he had responsibility to lead commercial operations of the university, in addition to responsibility for Buildings and Estates, Strategic support for the realisation of the Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) venture and other commercially focused projects.
Prior to joining UL, Mr Flaherty had previously worked in companies including GE, Aer Lingus, Chill and ESAT Digifone.
