'I'm just fighting for my business' - Man accused of building defective school weeps in court
The Minister for Education and Skills is suing Western Building Systems over defects in Ardgillan Community College (pictured) in Balbriggan. Photo: Garrett White / Collins
The boss of the firm which built an allegedly defective secondary school in Dublin told the High Court when he handed over the completed project he had no reason to believe there were any defects in it.
Martin McCloskey, of Western Building Systems, at one point, broke down crying and had to be given a few minutes to gather himself during cross-examination after he told how, after proceedings began against him over alleged defective schools, he found himself alone and facing the possibility of his business being taken off him.
