150 jobs lost after tannery and hotel close

MORE THAN 150 job losses were announced yesterday after workers at a hotel in Limerick and a tannery in Waterford were told the businesses were closing.

A statutory redundancy payment offer to 92 employees who are losing their jobs when the Limerick Ryan Hotel closes down on December 5 is an insult, a union official said yesterday.

“The workers are devastated that the hotel is closing down just three weeks before Christmas,” said Limerick