£8.6m loss at First Choice

BRITISH based First Choice Holidays revealed that accounting mistakes made in recent years have produced an unexpected £8

BRITISH based First Choice Holidays revealed that accounting mistakes made in recent years have produced an unexpected £8.6 million sterling loss in the half year to April.

That meant the package tour operator's traditional first half loss deepened to £31.4 million, up from £23.4 million for the same period in 1996.

  • Join The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to date

  • What’s making headlines in the rugby world? Listen to The Counter Ruck podcast with Nathan Johns

  • Sign up for push alerts to get the best breaking news, analysis and comment delivered to your phone