Elderly and infirm former Waterford Crystal workers will die before they receive long-awaited pension entitlements, it has been claimed.

ONCE an economic powerhouse of the south-east and a source of pride for the entire country, because of the quality of its jobs and the reputation which its products enjoyed worldwide, Waterford Crystal is becoming a shadow of its former self.

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