A GARDA investigation targeting professional armed robbers was almost cancelled last week due to a shortage of gardaí.

Business services firm DCC today announced that Morgan Crowe is to retire from the board as MD of the company's healthcare division on July 8 2004, following his 60th birthday.

BUSINESS support services group DCC is confident it will be paid the €14.8 million in damages it has been awarded by the High Court in London against a Taiwanese public company.

Business support services group DCC was today awarded £10.2m (€14.8m) in damages against a Taiwanese supplier of Shoprider mobility products.