Cork firm claims it lost €12m over awarding of eircode system

As well as seeking damages for alleged conspiracy, Loc8 Code Ltd is seeking an injunction restraining another company, Capita, from operating outside its contractual mandate.

The Eircode postcode system was introduced in 2014.

A navigational code software solutions firm has brought a High Court action over what it alleges was anti-competitive behaviour and illegal use of State aid in the awarding of the contract for the national postal code system nine years ago.

Loc8 Code Ltd says it suffered €12m in losses as a result of an alleged conspiracy in the 2013 awarding of the postcode contract by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to Capita Business Support Services Ireland Ltd, trading as Eircode.