Staff devastated but not angry at firm

DONAL LEHANE has worked for BUPA for 10 years, as has his wife, but now the couple, like so many others in the Fermoy headquarters, must plan new ways to support their two young children.

“It is awful for everyone,” said the information technology expert. “There is a lot at stake. We have built up a centre of excellence, with everyone bringing it along. It has been a huge team effort. To be taken down like this is devastating. It is the system that has let everyone down.”

Mr Lehane said all they could do now was move forward. “Various plans need to be implemented and we need to see what way the business goes.”