Cork firm fails in court action over postcode tender

Loc8 Code Ltd says it suffered more than €34m 'loss, damage and expense' to its business as a result of an alleged conspiracy in the awarding of the postcode contract in 2013

On Wednesday, the judge struck out Loc8’s action, saying 'proceedings have been commenced very considerably out of time'.

The High Court has struck out an action by a Cork-based navigational software company over what it alleges was conspiratorial anti-competitive behaviour in the awarding of contract for the national postal code system in 2013.

Loc8 Code Ltd says it suffered more than €34m “loss, damage and expense” to its business as a result of an alleged conspiracy in the awarding of the postcode contract by the Department of Environment to Capita Business Support Services Ireland Ltd, trading as Eircode.