Update: Bord Na Móna announce up to 430 workers to be made redundant

There are fears for up to a thousand jobs in the midlands.

Update 4.20pm: Heather Humphreys and Richard Bruton have issued a joint statement to say Bord na Móna "is taking the steps it needs to take now, to continue to contribute to providing good and sustainable jobs in the Midlands for many years to come."

The statement from the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment comes as Bord na Móna has announced major job losses in the Midlands.