Town hit with huge job losses fights back

JOB losses have hit Youghal harder than most towns in Ireland and locally the fallout is the single biggest election issue.

Town hit with huge job losses fights back

In recent years, 2,000 people were made redundant with the closure of Artesyn, Kodak, Seafield Fabrics and Couristan Carpets.

Every morning there is now an exodus of people heading to Waterford and Cork city for work.

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