120 jobs lost due to Údarás red tape

Up to 120 jobs earmarked for Cork have been lost after a company claimed plans to develop an international training college were dashed by Údarás na Gaeltachta’s bureaucracy.

The project, and related jobs, are set to be moved to north Wales where local enterprise officials have promised more to attract the development than had originally been asked of Údarás.

The specialist training firm, Trident Safety Group, drafted a proposal and designs for a €3.2m revamp of the historic but decaying Coláiste Íosagáin in Ballyvourney, in the heart of Cork’s Muskerry gaeltacht.