A printing company suing over the loss of a valuable contract to publish newspapers in the former TCH media group will have to put up security for costs — which could be as much as €3m — if its action is to go ahead, a judge has decided.

Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited (TCH), owners of the Evening Echo, Irish Examiner, Sunday Business Post and 11 other papers here and in the UK, has signed contracts to outsource its printing functions to Webprint Concepts Ltd.

IRISH Examiner owners Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited (TCH) has signed contracts to outsource its printing functions to Webprint Concepts Ltd.