The continuation of work on five schools, which was stalled due to the collapse of British construction giant Carillion could be open to legal challenge, a TD has claimed.

Unions in England have attacked news that apprentices caught up in the collapse of construction giant Carillion will not be paid from later this week.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has conceded it will take “a couple of weeks” to resolve the fallout from the collapse of the Carillion construction company, and is causing a knock-on impact on six schools in Ireland.

Executives at Carillion should be forced to hand back their "exorbitant bonuses", ministers have been told.

The world’s largest brewer wanted to keep the biggest deal of the year under wraps. Market chatter and the UK’s unique takeover rules got in the way.

THE Office of Public Works will be asked to compensate businesses in a Co Cork town which will suffer further disruption because defective concrete used in flood prevention works will have to be replaced.

CONSTRUCTION and engineering firm Carillion has emerged as the possible bidder behind an approach for troubled rival Mowlem, a member of the consortium building Dublin’s Port Tunnel.