Day 174 - 17 Oct 95 - Page 37
1 the first type of operation that we opened in Ireland.
2 That is how I can remember that he left definitely in 1985.
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4 Q. Were you aware of the dismissals around the time they
5 occurred?
6 A. Yes, I was made aware of them after they occurred.
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8 Q. How soon after they occurred?
9 A. I cannot recall that, I am sure.
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11 Q. Within a week or so?
12 A. It could have been, but I cannot recall exactly how
13 long.
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15 Q. Were you aware at that time that Mr. Trimble was planning
16 to leave the Company?
17 A. No.
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19 Q. You were not?
20 A. I was not, no.
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22 Q. You then had correspondence between the union -- sorry.
23 You then had correspondence from the union concerning these
24 dismissals, asking for a meeting; do you remember that?
25 A. Yes, I remember seeing it in the correspondence.
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27 Q. Right. No meeting was arranged, was it, to discuss these
28 dismissals with the union?
29 A. I cannot recall any meeting taking place.
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31 Q. At that time, did you make any enquiries of Mr. Trimble
32 about his version of events?
33 A. Yes, I would have.
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35 Q. At that time, had he indicated to you by then that he was
36 going to be leaving the country?
37 A. No, he had not.
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39 Q. You do not remember when Mr. Trimble left the country. Did
40 you make any enquiries as to whether you could have the
41 hearing brought forward before he left the country?
42 A. No. I certainly cannot recall what date he left our
43 employment, I cannot recall what date he left the country,
44 and I cannot recall the circumstances of the hearing. You
45 have indicated the date which was, I think you said,
46 October. Is that correct?
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48 Q. Yes.
49 A. OK. But I cannot recall what date he left the Company
50 or what date he left the country.
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52 Q. When Mr. Trimble said he would be leaving the Company, did
53 you ask him whether he would be mind coming back to give
54 evidence for this hearing?
55 A. Like I say, I do not know what date he left the
56 Company, so I do not know whether it was the situation
57 whether I knew or did not know of the hearing.
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59 Q. Well, it must have been within the last couple of months,
60 within a couple of months before the hearing took place?
