Fears Limerick Leader will be scaled back if printed abroad

THERE are fears one of the country’s top provincial newspapers, the Limerick Leader, will have its operations scaled back if it is printed outside the country by its British owners.

As revealed by the Irish Examiner yesterday, Johnston Press told staff at its printworks on the Dock Road in Limerick that the operation will close in mid-December with the loss of 29 jobs.

The closure will leave just two major print works in locations outside Dublin.