Mr Flynn was not forthcoming when the matter first came to the attention of the agency’s board. When the board got possession of the full facts, the chair, David Hall, suspended Mr Flynn. Independent councillor Christy Burke, who had chaired the agency until 2019 when Mr Hall took over, has now stepped back in as interim chair. Mr Flynn is dead, leaving a bereaved family, who have lots of questions. Mr Flynn, who was in his 20s when he started it up, was in a largely unassailable position.

Source: Irish Examiner September 03, 2021 19:31 UTC