That settlement, known to amount to almost €1 million, followed a months-long standoff between Jacobs and the board. He also alleges that Geoghegan went about soliciting complaints from senior DAA executives in the lead-up to the new investigation. Jacobs wrote to each DAA board member on December 1st offering to enter a conciliation process. He said that the first was a “clear attempt” to “re-agitate an interpersonal issue” between him and Sheridan during the Connaughton investigation. “That seems to deal with your concerns,” Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger told lawyers for the chief executive, noting that the case will ultimately be presided over by Mr Justice Brian Cregan.

Source: The Irish Times January 16, 2026 15:02 UTC