Competition from China forces factory closures with loss of 87 jobs

TWO factories in Killarney, Co Kerry, are to close with the loss of nearly 100 jobs because of competition from China.

Competition from China forces factory closures with loss of 87 jobs
Tue, 14 Sep, 2004 - 01:00
Donal Hickey

Seventy-one jobs are to go in Transmould, which manufactures fire detectors and plastic injection mouldings, while the 16-job Scott Tools is to cease operations.

An urgent call for Government action to create industrial employment in Killarney went out last night.

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