Pickets placed on Dairygold businesses across country

A ONE-DAY strike by 2,500 SIPTU workers affected Dairygold businesses throughout the country yesterday.

The strike, which began at midnight, affected the company's meat and dairy processing plants in Co Cork, as well as a number of its 39 co-op stores.

The union last night confirmed it had placed up to 100 pickets on sites across Munster and in Dublin as a dispute over new work practices escalated.