Sugar jobs could still be saved

SUGAR factory workers want the industry to continue in Ireland, sugar beet may still be the most profitable tillage crop for many farmers, and Greencore Sugar intends to continue the business for as long as it is commercially viable.

However, as things stand, EU and Government decisions of the past few years appear to have doomed the industry in Ireland.

But action by Government and Greencore could still save the 350 jobs in sugar processing for at least another year, even at the eleventh hour, and ensure that enough beet is grown for processing - if Greencore decides processing is commercially viable.