‘Bombshell’ for workers as Cadbury’s set to cut 222 jobs

Trade union officials are seeking urgent meetings with Cadbury’s parent company, Mondelez, after it yesterday announced it would be cutting 222 jobs from across three of its plants in Dublin and Kerry.

Siptu representatives said the news that Mondelez Ireland would be closing its Tallaght factory and seeking 160 redundancies from its facilities in Coolock, Dublin, and Rathmore, Co Kerry, came as a “bombshell”.

“The announcement that the company is seeking such large-scale redundancies has come as a complete shock to the workforces and their communities,” Siptu organiser Colm Casserly said.