140 jobs lost at Togher paper plant - 120 laid off at Waterford facility

A FURTHER 260 people are facing the prospect of the dole after the latest employment crisis to devastate the Munster region.

In a five-minute meeting at 11am yesterday morning, 140 of the 173 staff at the Smurfit Kappa paper processing plant in Togher, Cork, were told their positions are to be axed under a “rationalisation” plan for the site.