Prof. Kieran Byrne.
He thinks the Waterford Institute is Harvard.
And he never got the memo.
You know, the one about Lehman Brothers having to close and all.
WATERFORD Institute of Technology (WIT) has spent more than €20,000 on furniture, fittings and security for the office of its president, located in a new building completed just three years ago.
Professor Kieran Byrne has been in hot water before over his lavish suite of offices, after it was revealed in 2009 that a staggering €157,050 was spent on an office and boardroom, including two individual “kitchenettes” which came in at €6,250 each.
Latest figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show that in 2010 the president’s office was kitted out with more than €14,000 worth of furniture and “security access control” worth almost €4,000.
But where’s Prof. Byrne to explain these costs?
Prof Byrne was unavailable for comment as he was in Chicago on official college business.
College Chief’s 20k Furnishing Bill (Jennifer Hough, irish Examiner)