Republican News · Thursday 30 November 2001

Urgent action call following Sara Lee closure

Following last week's announcement by management at Sara Lee in Killarney that the factory is to close, Councillor Martin Ferris has once again highlighted the need for urgent action to address the current unemployment crisis in Kerry.

"In the past few weeks, we have had the closure of two major industries in Tralee and Killarney, Tralee Beef and Lamb and Sara Lee respectively," said Ferris. "These happened at probably the worst time of the year, prior to Christmas. The closure of Sara Lee is another nail in the coffin of industry in Kerry and I am now calling on all public representatives to use their influence to ensure that the trend of factory closures and spiralling unemployment is reversed. At this time, we all need to work collectively to ensure that the livelihoods of all our people are protected. Let us not fail them in this respect."