Area hit by second employment blow as firm closes

THERE was another jobs blow for Co Limerick yesterday after one of the oldest manufacturing companies in the Mid-West closed suddenly.

The 46 men and women employed by Microtherm Ltd, in Bruff, were called to a meeting and told their jobs were gone with immediate effect.

Cheaper foreign competition was yesterday blamed for the closure, as management admitted the company had been fighting an uphill battle over the last few years.