UPS told man: You could be a terrorist

A former UPS employee has told a court he was told he could be "a bomb-maker or an IRA terrorist" when he could not produce evidence of previous employment.

Circuit Court President Mr Justice Raymond Groarke awarded Francis Deegan €15,000 compensation for unfair dismissal by United Parcel Service, of North Wall Quay, Dublin.

Mr Deegan, with an address at Coultry Avenue, Santry, Dublin, had appealed a €2,000 compensation award made to him almost six months ago by the Employment Appeals Tribunal.