Archaeology company sues Supermac’s over plaza survey

Shanarc Archaeology alleges the company is owed more than €33,000 for work on Supermac’s Portlaoise Plaza site on the M7 motorway

Pat McDonagh, chief executive of Supermac’s at the Galway Plaza: no comment on fees claim matter. Picture: Michael Dillon

An archaeology company is suing Supermac’s over the alleged non-payment of fees relating to work at a motorway plaza in Co Laois.

Shanarc Archaeology Limited initiated High Court proceedings against Supermac’s earlier this year, alleging that it is owed more than €33,000 for archaeological investigations and excavation work conducted on the fast-food chain’s Portlaoise Plaza site. It is seeking enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision under Section 6 of the Construction Contracts Act.

The Portlaoise Plaza ...