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Michael Colgan

This morning.

In The Irish Times.

Deirdre Falvey reports:

The author of a report into allegations of inappropriate behaviour and abuse of power by the Gate Theatre’s former artistic director, Michael Colgan, has expressed disappointment it was not released in full.

Gaye Cunningham said she was “a bit surprised” the theatre did not release the review in full. The report describes behaviours, not specific incidents, according to the workplace relations expert.

…Ms Cunningham heard 56 people’s testimony and delivered the review to the board of the Gate this month.

…Ms Cunningham said that while she had hoped the board would be in a position to release the full report, it was not in her remit to decide what was published.

“I don’t want people to feel I let them down,” she said. “I didn’t promise publication. I didn’t have the authority to make that decision. I conducted the review in good faith.”

Release of Gate report into Colgan behaviour not in my remit – expert (Deirdre Falvey, The Irish Times)

Previously: Barbarian At The Gate

“I knew It Was Likely I Would Never Work In The Gate Again”

The Gate Theatre, Dublin 1

[workplace relations expert] Ms Gaye Cunningham received input from 56 individuals, including current and former employees and board members, and people in the freelance community.

The board said it apologised unreservedly to those who experienced the behaviours reported to Ms Cunningham….

The review catalogues what Ms Cuningham reports as “credible and consistent testimonies” of behaviours that indicate Mr Michael Colgan has a “case to answer” in respect of dignity at work issues, abuse of power and inappropriate behaviours.

Many of the participants reported feeling they had “nowhere to go” and that feeling appeared to prevent them from invoking grievance procedures.

Review finds Colgan has ‘case to answer’ over Gate behaviour (RTÉ)

Previously: Barbarian At The Gate

Rollingnews

Yesterday’s Sunday Independent

Grace Dyas insisted that Mr Colgan had been made aware of his behaviour. “I believe that he was made aware by several people in his own organisation,” she told Sarah McInerney’s Sunday Show on TV3. “I myself told him that it was inappropriate . . . in the Oak Bar. He was aware, at least on one occasion that I witnessed.

“It’s interesting to use something like political correctness to downplay his behaviour. It was more than politically incorrect. I think it was abusive.”

…Ivana Bacik, the barrister and Labour senator, said she was not satisfied with Mr Colgan’s apology. “There is a great deal of equivocation in the article where he undermines his initial expression of regret by saying his behaviour should not be equated with sexual crimes,” she said on The Week in Politics on RTÉ. “It’s a very grudging and half-hearted apology.”

Colgan was warned his behaviour was inappropriate, director insists (The Timees Ireland edition)

I failed to see – and should have respected – the difference between friends and employees (Michael Colgan, Sunday Independent)

Previously: “I knew It Was Likely I Would Never Work In The Gate Again”

Barbarian At The Gate