High costs cause 250 jobs to go at factory

CHEAP overseas labour costs will force the closure of an electronics company in Dundalk with the loss of 250 jobs.

High costs cause 250 jobs to go at factory

Quantum Corporation, which established its Irish operation in 1991, is to shutdown the factory in the middle of next year.

The company said it was outsourcing its repair operations, most likely to Eastern Europe, to cut costs.

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