FIRST TWO HUNDRED LAY OFFS IN ABBOTT THIS EVENING

Date Published: 11-Jan-2008

The first two hundred job lay-off’s at Galway’s Abbot Vascular plant will take place this evening.

Management at Abbot, based in the Mervue IDA park informed staff on the 4th of December last, that the company will fully close by September this year with the loss of all 500 jobs.

A spokesperson for Abbot has confirmed that 200 staff will end their employment this evening.

The next phase of the lay-offs will take place in April with the final phase in September.