Government’s ‘surprise’ at job losses under scrutiny

Additonal reporting by Gordon Deegan,and Joe Leogue

Business Minister Heather Humphreys is under pressure to explain why she and her department were given no advance warning about significant jobs losses in Cork and Clare. The criticism came after the announcement that 320 jobs are to go at Novartis in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, on a phased basis by mid-2022.