IT SEEMS that each and every day it becomes more difficult to retain a hope that we may be able to engineer our way out of our difficulties without great upheaval or, dread of dreads, enduring far, far more difficult and miserable times.

STAFF at the rescued Cappoquin Chickens plant in west Waterford were yesterday presented with a stark choice: redundancy or a pay cut.

SIPTU is to meet with workers at Cappoquin Chickens in Waterford in the coming days following the sale of the plant to two private investors in Britain.

THE Cappoquin Poultry processing plant is to be taken over by two British investors who will prepare chicken for the British halal market.

WORKERS and suppliers at Cappoquin Chickens in Co Waterford are hoping that a last-minute deal may yet save the troubled plant, amid news of new talks aimed at securing a buyer.

THE Government has come under fire over the loss of hundreds of jobs in west Waterford following Tuesday’s announcement of the closure of Cappoquin Chickens.

“MY father put his heart and soul into the farm, he really put everything into this. It’s him I really feel sorry for.”

HUNDREDS of jobs are to go in west Waterford and east Cork following yesterday’s confirmation that the ailing Cappoquin Chickens plant is to close by the end of October.

SHOCKED, devastated, gutted, fearful about the future — the reactions of workers at Cappoquin Chickens after the cloud that hung over the plant all summer finally burst yesterday afternoon.

Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) representatives warned the entire industry faces a similar fate as Cappoquin Chickens if lax labelling laws which allow cheap foreign imports to be passed off as Irish are not addressed.

There was a further jobs blow for Co Waterford this afternoon with the news that Cappoquin Chickens is to close within the next six weeks.

A BUYOUT that could save hundreds of jobs at a key poultry processing plant Cappoquin Chickens is in sight.

THERE is growing pessimism about the future of a poultry processing plant in west Waterford, with no sign of a rescue deal being completed.

English poultry company Derby Poultry Products (DPP) is today understood to be interested in a takeover of troubled poultry firm Cappoquin Chickens.

FARMERS hoping to buy out the ailing Cappoquin Chickens plant in Co Waterford are being thwarted by the credit crunch and a lack of time in their efforts to save hundreds of jobs.

THE European Commission is expected to issue a definitive position on proposed country of origin labelling by the end of this month, according to Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith.

AN ENGLISH poultry company is to meet today with representatives of Cappoquin Chickens to discuss a possible rescue bid.

An English poultry company is to meet with representatives of Cappoquin Chickens to discuss a possible rescue bid, it was revealed today.

FOR the past 20 years Maura Roche has drawn a wage from Cappoquin Chickens, one of the main employers in the region, while her husband Pat has been there for 10 years.

There are fears for the future of one of the country's largest poultry producers.

THE recent increase in instances of companies going into examinership is likely to continue, according to one of the country’s leading business advisory and accountancy firms.