Court confirms examiner for Sammon, owed millions by Carillion

The High Court has confirmed the appointment of an examiner to an Irish building contractor that fell into difficulty after the collapse of Carillion.

The Sammon Group requested the protection of the courts after it was hired by a group that included Carillion, the British construction company that went bust in January, to build several schools across the country. It said that it was owed about €8 million and that it would not have needed to enter examinership had Carillion not gone into liquidation.

This month Michael McAteer, of Grant Thornton Ireland, was appointed as interim examiner to the Sammon Group, based in Co Kildare, and the related companies Sammon Contracting Ireland Ltd and Miceál Sammon Woodcraft Ltd.

The court confirmed Mr McAteer, who was…