Truck driver in unfair dismissal case apologises to former firm

A truck driver who lost his job after pulling in on a motorway to take a call from the Gerry Ryan Show has apologised to his …

A truck driver who lost his job after pulling in on a motorway to take a call from the Gerry Ryan Show has apologised to his former employers for any “problems” he caused them.

Noel Cawley (39) of Thomastown in Co Kilkenny has taken a case for unfair dismissal against transport company Target Express following his dismissal in January 2010.

The company fired him for illegally pulling his truck into the hard shoulder of the M7 motorway, doing a U-turn on a lesser road after missing his exit and delaying his delivery.

Mr Cawley won a €2,000 holiday on the Gerry Ryan Show on November 19th, 2009 after taking the call.

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The Employment Appeals Tribunal, sitting in Kilkenny, heard yesterday that Mr Cawley was already on a final warning at work because of an incident the previous June.

A written ruling is expected in about six weeks.