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Greencore faces fight over factory closure

Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Greencore faces fight over factory closure

Fri, 04 Feb, 2005 - 00:00

The Greencore group of unions and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) decided on a joint approach to the issue at a meeting.

Irish Sugar, part of Greencore, plan to close the factory in March and consolidate all sugar processing in Mallow.

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