Co-op campaign aims to enlist community support for local firms

ONE of the country’s leading dairy co-ops has launched a summer campaign to encourage communities in Connacht to get out and support businesses and employment in their own region.

Connacht Gold employs 564 people directly while its business supports 650 others, such as milk agents and maintenance workers, through indirect employment.

One of the biggest employers in the west, it invests €26.7 million in the local economy through salaries and wages alone, and over €70m in milk payments to suppliers.