19/06/2014

Fears For Up To 100 Jobs At Carlow Firm

Up to 100 employees at Dan Morrissey, a firm in the quarrying and concrete production industry in Carlow, are meeting to discuss concerns about the future of the business.

It is understood the firm attended court this morning, in the hope of having an examiner appointed.

160 people are currently employed by the firm in Carlow.

Dan Morrissey is a family-owned business established in the 1930s.

(CD/JP)

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