50 cement plant workers to lose jobs as demand slumps

Up to 50 of the 75 jobs at the Irish Cement factory at Castlemungret on the outskirts of Limerick City are to go due to a decline in demand for cement.

Management have opened talks with workers and unions on a restructuring programme for the plant, which has been in production for over 70 years.

A company spokesman said last night: “Management at Irish Cement have met with employees at the company’s manufacturing facility at Castlemungret in Co Limerick. The company advised workers and union representatives that the unprecedented deterioration in market conditions, combined with a sustained decline in the demand for cement products, have led to the need for a significant restructuring plan to be put in place at the Limerick facility.