A teacher who made false claims about working at a Cork primary school in job applications for vacant teaching posts in Thailand and Myanmar has had his name removed from the register of teachers by the High Court.
Colm McCarthy who is originally from Douglas, Co. Cork, had claimed he had worked as a teacher Carrigaline Educate Together National School in Carrigaline, Co. Cork when applying for positions in Asia.
The High Court heard he had in fact done a placement at the school as a student teacher in the academic year of 2013/2014 but claimed in his job applications to Asia he had been a Year 4 classroom teacher in the Carrigaline school “from 2017 to present.” Findings of professional misconduct were made against Mr McCarthy earlier this year following a Teaching Council fitness-to-teach inquiry in relation to allegations after it received a complaint in September 2020.
On Monday, High Court president, Mr Justice David Barniville, on the application of the Teaching Council confirmed the decision of the disciplinary panel to remove Mr McCarthy from the register of teachers and also ruled that he is not eligible to apply for restoration on to the register for four years.
Mr McCarthy had been before the fitness-to-teach inquiry in relation to his claim that he had worked at the Cork school and also in relation to references information.
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