‘Gerry Ryan’ truck driver apologises to former bosses

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.

‘Gerry Ryan’ truck driver apologises to former bosses

Noel Cawley, 39, of Thomastown in Co Kilkenny has taken a case for unfair dismissal against transport company Target Express following his dismissal in January of 2010.

The company — which has depots across Ireland and Britain — fired him for illegally pulling his truck into the hard shoulder of the M7 motorway, doing a U-turn on a lesser road after missing his motorway exit and delaying his delivery by up to 24 minutes.

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