Closure of bacon factory adds to increasing unemployment in Kerry

A BACON factory that once employed upwards of 350 people in Tralee, Co Kerry, is to close at the end of the year with the loss of its remaining 25 jobs.

The Denny plant, owned by the Kerry Group, has been running for the past year as a curing operation, but group corporate affairs director Frank Hayes said yesterday a curing-only facility was no longer viable.

“This is a sad situation and it’s regrettable that there are no other options open to us,” he added.