New board member appointed to Ardagh

A former director of Tullow Oil has been appointed to the board of glass-maker Ardagh.

A former director of Tullow Oil has been appointed to the board of glass-maker Ardagh.

In a statement the company said Mr Dan O'Donohoe's appointment was part of a promise of a new-look board made a shareholders extraordinary general meeting in January.

The company added that a High Court hearing on a demerger proposal would be heard later this month.

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