Coca-Cola set to lay-off 290 workers

THE jobs of 290 workers in Dublin and Greenore are to be lost following Coca-Cola Bottlers decision to locate an €80m all-Ireland production facility in Antrim.

The decision by the company to consolidate existing production sites in Dublin, Greenore and Lisburn to a new facility at Knockmore Hill, Co. Antrim comes after the company looked at more that 60 potential sites.

"It will take close to 18 months to develop the single all-island facility," managing director Alfie Lydon said.