Staff at two Cork butcher shops lose jobs by text — with just one hour's notice 

Butcher's Block workers in Douglas and Blackpool were also informed they would not receive any redundancy pay

Podge O'Donoghue outside the now-closed Butcher's Block at Blackpool Shopping Centre, Cork. Picture: David Creedon

Staff at two butcher shops were given an hour’s notice by text that their jobs were gone and that they would not be getting any back-pay or redundancy.

The former Butcher’s Block workers at Douglas and Blackpool shopping centres in Cork spoke of their shock at the decision, just five weeks before Christmas.