A former Tesco employee, who took a €25,000 voluntary redundancy package unaware he had an option of continuing to work night shifts in the store, has been awarded €25,000 damages on top of his original €25,000 redundancy pay-out.

Counsel said that it had been realised the missing piece of equipment had been sent for repair one month earlier and had never been replaced.

North Main Street may be ailing, but Tony’s Bistro is still cooking up a storm, writes Irene Long.

John O’ Connor, the chairman of An Bord Pleanala, today hit out at the use of retention rules by developers, the practise whereby unauthorised developments are granted planning permission retrospectively.