IFA condemn Greencore decision to close sugar factory

GREENCORE was accused at the weekend of launching “an appalling attack” on the livelihoods of farmers and workers by deciding to close Carlow Sugar Factory.

The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA), which will hold a national protest march in the town tomorrow, made the accusation after claiming there was no justification for the closure.

Carlow IFA chairman John Kehoe said the factory, where sugar has been processed for the past 80 years, made a profit of at least €10m in 2004 and would make a similar profit this year if it is kept open.