Fruit of the Loom to close both Irish factories at a cost of 650 jobs

CLOTHING company Fruit of the Loom is to shut its two Irish factories with the loss of 650 jobs.

About 370 people in Buncrana, Donegal and 260 in Campsie, Derry will be made redundant over the next five years.

Fruit of the Loom is transferring its spinning, knitting and dyeing operations to Morocco, where it already employs 1,700 people.