The High Court has heard a significant number of jobs may be saved at insolvent trucking company Target Express, which ceased trading earlier this week over a Revenue debt.

The men who led the Target Express sit-in ended their protest last night after accepting assurances their outstanding pay and redundancy claims will be processed as quickly as possible by the State.

Outspoken economist Tom O’Connor has called on the Government to crack down on rogue employers to protect workers.

Former Target Express staff in Cork have called off their sit in protest this evening after receiving assurances from both the government and the company's provisional liquidator that they will get the money they're owned.

Politicians are coming out in support of almost 400 former workers at Target Express who lost their jobs after the company stopped trading on Monday.

The Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte says the treatment of the former Target Express staff is not acceptable.

The provisional liquidators appointed to the Target Express haulage firm say they don't envisage any problems with providing the company's former employees with their statutory entitlements.

The liquidator appointed to Target Express has said that there is no money left at the company to pay staff redundancy.

A provisional liquidator has been appointed to haulage company Target Express, ending prospect of saving 390 jobs at the firm.

A former Target Express truck driver fighting to secure unpaid wages is facing eviction tomorrow unless he can come up with the rent.

Sacked staff at tax debt-ridden haulage firm Target Express have been reassured over monies owed after a provisional liquidator was appointed to the company.

A provisional liquidator has been appointed this evening to Target Express in the Republic of Ireland.

Sacked haulage workers at tax debt-ridden company Target Express claim they have been told that a €154,000 pot to pay unpaid wages has been frozen by the Revenue Commissioners.

Protesting workers at the Mulhuddart plant of haulage firm Target Express have held talks with company management.

Fianna Fáil is calling on the Department of Enterprise to examine if everything was done to save Target Express.

Workers say they have to get money they say they are owed by haulage firm Target Express, which ceased trading on Monday evening.

A group of workers in Co Cork are continuing their protest against the haulage firm Target Express, which ceased trading on Monday evening.

The Government has defended the actions of Revenue Commissioners which resulted in the closure of one of the country’s largest haulage firms and the loss of almost 400 jobs.

The surge in fuel prices which saw the average cost of a litre of diesel top €1.60 is likely to represent a tipping point for many road users, especially in the haulage industry.

Tyrone are in discussions with several large companies outside of the county and are confident they can secure a six-figure annual sponsorship deal.

Sacked haulage firm workers are staging a sit-in after one of the country’s largest companies stopped trading with the loss of nearly 400 jobs.

Three of the most senior members of the Cabinet are under pressure to explain what they did to try and save nearly 400 jobs.

Sacked haulage firm workers are staging a sit-in after one of the country’s largest companies ceased trading with the loss of nearly 400 jobs.

Around 400 people at Target Express are out of work because the Revenue Commissioners rejected a plan to pay off the company's debt.

The owner of Target Express says his company fell behind on its payments to Revenue, but they were catching up fast.

Management at one of the country's largest haulage companies has confirmed reports that it is to cease trading, with the loss of almost 400 jobs.

Up to 400 people look set to lose their jobs as Ireland’s largest transport company College Freight told staff yesterday the company had ceased trading.

A truck driver who was sacked after pulling in on a motorway to take a call from The Gerry Ryan Show has been awarded €32,000 by an Employment Appeals Tribunal.

A truck driver who lost his job after pulling in on a motorway to take a call from The Gerry Ryan Show has apologised to his former employers for any “problems” he caused them.