130 jobs to go at clothing factory

More than 130 jobs are to be lost at a clothing manufacturing factory in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, it was announced yesterday…

More than 130 jobs are to be lost at a clothing manufacturing factory in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, it was announced yesterday.

Desmonds and Sons, will cease production at its Enniskillen plant with the loss of 118 full-time and 17 part-time jobs. The company is also planning cutbacks at its Claudy plant in Co Derry which will affect about 80 workers. However, some 60 of these will be offered work in the Derry and Dungiven areas.

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