World trade demands consign sugar industry to memory

THE departure of the workers from Mallow Sugar Factory for the last time in less than two months will be a sad day.

It marks the end of the line for 330 jobs, many held by members of families who have been associated with the plant for two or even three generations of loyal service and dedication.

It is the end of a processing outlet for the produce of 3,700 farms, from which they derived a reliable annual income.