A college has apologised to students after two staff members were overheard discussing some students' grades online.
It's believed students at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) were able to hear two staff discuss students' presentations and allocate marks after an online connection remained live.
Some of the clips include insulting language, such as a staff member asking whether there was 'something wrong' with one student.
Several video clips of the incident have been widely shared across messaging apps.
In a statement today, GMIT President Dr Orla Flynn said she apologised for the data breach which had caused "such deep hurt and dismay".
She said: "GMIT is known as a student-centred institute and some of the comments made by our staff do not reflect the values to which we aspire.
"We are taking the breaches of GMIT policies and data protection legislation very seriously.
"Apologies will be issued to the students directly concerned."
