ABP food group: 355 workers let go from Cahir plant 'as a direct result of blockade'

The plant is a flagship facility for ABP, one of the largest privately owned food processors in Europe which employs 650 people.

The ABP food group confirmed this morning that 355 workers have been let go temporarily from its plant at Cahir, Co Tipperary.

The plant is a flagship facility for ABP, one of the largest privately owned food processors in Europe. The Cahir facility employs 650 people and slaughters cattle and produces and packs products for retailers.