Calls for Galtee product boycott as plant closes

FORMER employees and suppliers of Galtee Meats have called on supermarket groups to boycott Galtee products following the closure of the once-thriving plant in Mitchelstown.

A protest was held outside the gates of Galtee yesterday to mark the closure of the bacon processing factory which employed 450 staff just over two years ago, but was down to 55 by this week.

The protest was organised by the Save Galtee Action Group, who have severely criticised management of Dairygold which owns Galtee as well as other food production businesses in Mitchelstown and elsewhere.