The former boss of an international automotive parts manufacturing firm - whose main shareholder is registered in Sandyford, Dublin - is entitled to €1.5m worth of shares after he was fired for allegedly failing to address the company's financial difficulties, the High Court has ruled.

Five truckmakers — Daimler, DAF, Iveco, MAN and Volvo-Renault — have agreed to pay EU regulators a record €2.93bn in fines for fixing truck prices over 14 years.

SELF-DRIVING trucks could begin delivering goods from Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, to other Dutch cities within five years under a plan by a group of logistics and technology companies unveiled this week.