260 Castlemahon jobs in jeopardy

All 260 jobs at the West Limerick food plant ,Castlemahon are hanging in the balance after a provisional liquidator was appointed to the chicken plant by the High court today.

It has sparked concerns that the company could announce it will cease operations by the end of the year.

Workers have expressed there concerns that they feel they are being kept in the dark about what is going on. A meeting of the company’s committee took place today in Newcastlewest and a decision on the plants future is imminent.