The MCU Delegate, The ICU Executive and Pat Fitzsimons letter: An Analysis

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ACT 1: The August ICU Executive meeting

As documented here the MCU Delegate on arriving at the August ICU Executive meeting was faced with a set of allegations of which he had no prior knowledge. The Executive then passed a vote of no confidence in our delegate and he was asked to leave.

ACT 2: MCU Committee Response

On receiving the delegate's report the MCU Committee concluded that the ICU Executive had broken the ICU Constitution by a) dismissing the MCU Delegate without consulting the MCU; b) not allowing Gerry Graham an adequate opportunity to defend himself. Therefore the MCU Committee proposed a vote of no confidence in the ICU Executive to the MCU AGM.

ACT 3: Pat Fitzsimons Letter

Shortly before the AGM the MCU Chairman received a letter from ICU Chairman Pat Fitzsimons containing some startling allegations against Gerry Graham. It did not address the two constitutional issues raised by the MCU. Initial checks with Gerry Graham and John Cassidy, who is quoted in Pat's letter, cast serious doubt on the allegations.

ACT 4: MCU AGM

At the MCU AGM the vote of no confidence was passed overwhelmingly and an additional motion requesting an apology from the ICU Executive was also passed. Pat's letter was not made public as explained here.

ACT 5: Gerry Graham's Response

In his election manifesto Pat Fitzsimons alleges that he was required to remove Gerry Graham from the Executive. As Pat has circulated this manifesto quite widely Gerry's response to the allegations was published here.

ACT 6: Alan Salsac Letter and Pat Fitzsimon's Response

Following the AGM Alan Salsac sent a reply to Pat Fitzsimons reiterating the key constitutional issues, our concerns about the validity of the allegations and the AGM request for an apology.

Pat sent a reply claiming that Gerry had been allowed to reply before the vote of no confidence and that he had not been physically ejected from the meeting so Pat was satisfied that the ICU Constitution had been complied with.

ACT 7: Pat's Allegations: A factual analysis

Finally lets analyse the evidence so far and you can draw your own conclusions.