FG worried for 110 Co Tipperary jobs

Fine Gael has expressed fears for the jobs of 110 Co Tipperary workers who have been told not to show up for work later this month.

The Fair Oaks meat processing plant in Clonmel normally reopens in January following the Christmas holidays, but its 50 full-time and 60 contract staff have been told that the factory will remain shut for another two months this year, with production switched to the company's plant in Bagnelstown, Co Carlow.