Cork ‘loses 9,000 jobs in construction’

OVER the last year 9,000 jobs were lost in the construction industry in Cork, resulting in a cost to the state of over €300 million, according to a new report.

And that downward spiral is set to continue, according to the 2009 annual report on the sector prepared by Joe O’Brien, director of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF).

The shocking figures will be presented this evening to the annual general meeting of the CIF’s Cork branch.