Production at the facility was due to wind down at the end of the year, but has moved up to June 1st.
A taskforce should be established to decide how best to use a midlands briquette factory.
That's according to Independent Councillor John Leahy, who wants the Enterprise Minister and Enterprise Ireland to meet with the local authority to discuss how to repurpose the site.
Production at the facility was due to wind down at the end of the year, but has moved up to June 1st.
Councillor Leahy has put forward the idea of erecting modular homes on the site:
62 workers were left shocked when they were informed of the timeline change.
SIPTU Industrial Organiser Henry O'Shea says there's no redundancy options available to them:
Fianna Fáil councillor Peter Ormond says it's another institution of high employment gone from the midlands:
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