Colm Dunne
Colm Dunne, a contractor from Drogheda, Co Louth, made headlines after being dismissed from his position as an IT engineer at Dublin Airport for allegedly using inappropriate language towards an Aer Lingus employee during a work-related incident. Following a disciplinary process that deemed his language as gross misconduct, Dunne contested his dismissal in the High Court, claiming it was excessively harsh and lacked proper justification. He argued that his interaction on January 27, which involved a malfunctioning self-service kiosk, did not warrant such severe repercussions, especially given his prior unblemished record with the company.
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Colm Dunne is a Dublin Airport contract worker who brought legal action against DAA for blocking his access to the airport after being dismissed for an incident involving an expletive.
Worker’s legal action over blocked access to Dublin Airport to be heard – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-04-09
Colm Dunne is an IT systems engineer who was dismissed for telling a customer services representative to 'f**k off' and has since brought proceedings against the airport operator DAA.
Contractor who told Aer Lingus worker to ‘f**k off’ blocked from returning to airport, court hears – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-09Colm Dunne is challenging his dismissal from ESP Global Services Ltd after being fired for telling an Aer Lingus employee to 'f**k off'.
Contractor allegedly fired over telling Aer Lingus employee to ‘f**k off’ to get early High Court hearing – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-02
Colm Dunne claims he was fired from his job as an IT engineer contractor at Dublin Airport for telling an Aer Lingus employee to 'f**k off'.
Dublin Airport contractor fired after telling Aer Lingus employee to ‘f**k off’, court hears – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-31