€2m pension deficit case fast-tracked

A judge has made orders fast-tracking an action against three companies over an alleged €2.23m deficit in a defined benefit pension scheme.

Mr Justice Peter Kelly said he was sure the affected pensioners, like many others in such schemes, were worried and he would make directions aimed at having the case heard at the Commercial Court in December.

The action is by the trustees of the Omega Pharma Ireland Pension and Death Benefit Scheme, a defined benefits scheme.