A receiver has been appointed to one of the largest construction firms in the mid-west, Brian McCarthy Contractors Ltd, that ceased trading last month.

A DIRECTOR of one of the largest building contracting firms in the mid-west yesterday said he is pleased the company has remained profitable throughout the recession.

THUGS who broke into a building site and hot-wired dumper trucks and used them to ram portacabins have caused up to €30,000 worth of damage.