140 jobs lost as Bose announce Carrickmacross factory closure

Audio equipment maker Bose has announced that it is to close its factory in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, with the loss of around 140 jobs.

The multinational announced the closure is part of a worldwide cost-cutting programme.

The plant's operations will transfer to facilities in Malaysia and Mexico.

The Carrickmacross factory has been in operation since 1978.

"The announcement this afternoon that all 140 jobs would be lost at the Bose plant in Carrickmacross is devastating news for the workforce, their families and for the town of Carrickmacross and the economy of South Monaghan," said Cavan/Monaghan TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

"I have this evening written directly to the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation Richard Bruton TD requesting his immediate contact with Bose management to explore the prospect of having this decision reversed. I have urged Minister Bruton to have the IDA fully involved in every effort to save the plant and these crucial jobs.

"If a reversal of the decision is not in prospect then no effort must be spared by Government and by the State agencies to secure the earliest possible interest in the plant and its highly skilled workforce by a new company and management.

"The loss of these 140 jobs in Carrickmacross is incontemplatable."