Job loss figures blamed on firms using cheap labour

UNSCRUPULOUS employers who are exploiting cheap non-national labour are being partly blamed for a rise in unemployment in Tralee.

The Celtic Tiger may be roaring, but there are areas of Cork and Kerry where the number of people signing on the live register have increased, according to newly released CSO figures.

Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris said that in Tralee’s case some factories had closed down recently, but he added there was a number of other dimensions.