The first group of employees being made redundant at the Dell plant in Limerick are due to collect their final pay cheques today.

Irish MEPs say they are confident the EU will approve a multi-million euro package to help the Limerick region recover from the recent jobs blow at Dell.

Senior Irish MEPs tonight said they were confident top European officials would sign-off on a multi-million euro handout to support laid-off Dell employees.

The Tánaiste held private meetings with staff members at Dell today in an effort to reassure workers that the Government is aware of the situation in the mid-west.

Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has said she is deeply disappointed by Dell's decision to shed 1,900 jobs in Limerick and move its Raheen manufacturing base to Poland.

Computer giant Dell is to axe 1,900 jobs at its flagship manufacturing plant in Limerick, the company confirmed today.

Thousands of Dell workers in Limerick are due to learn the fate of their jobs later this morning.

Fine Gael TD Michael Noonan wants the government to make clear the future of Dell in Limerick, saying that a closure would decimate the entire Limerick economy.

One of the country’s largest employers, computer giant Dell, is to cut its Irish workforce by 250 as it strives to drive down costs and increase profits, it was revealed tonight.

Dell Ireland has announced plans to shed up to 100 jobs at its operation in Limerick.

Up to 450 jobs may be lost in Ireland as computer giant Dell plans to cut up to 10% of its global workforce in the next 12 months.