Over 200 jobs to go at healthcare manufacturing plant

More than 200 jobs are to go at a healthcare manufacturing plant in Tipperary thanks to an “adjustment” in operations to put a focus on “innovative” medical devices.

Staff at Abbott in Clonmel were told yesterday the company was seeking about 200 redundancies in its vascular manufacturing facility, while “a few dozen” contractor positions won’t be renewed at the end of March.

Abbott employs more than 1,400 people at its Clonmel site and the redundancies will follow a 30-day “consultation period” with employees. In a statement, the company said it hoped to achieve the redundancies on a “voluntary” basis.