Martin Wall

A witness due to give evidence on behalf of a fisheries officer in an employment case against Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is now afraid to take part due to intimidation by the State agency, a Workplace Relations Commission hearing has been told.

Irish Rail does not have confidence that contractor Indra can deliver a long-delayed IT system to control movement of trains on which €30 millon has already been spent, an Oireachtas committee has been told. Irish Rail chief executive Mary Considine told the Oireachtas committee on transport on Wednesday that it was now “reviewing its options” in relation to the project. She said management would be bringing a recommendation to the Irish Rail board later this month.