Monday, December 22, 2008

Fears for Dell jobs

Thousands of jobs at Dell's facility in Limerick could be under threat, despite a Government bid to save them.

It has been confirmed that both the Tánaiste and the Minister for Defence met senior Dell executives at the computer giant's headquarters in Texas last Monday in a bid to save 2,000 jobs at the company's Limerick factory, according to RTE News today. The jobs are under threat by a multi-billion dollar review of Dell's worldwide operations.

The company told Tánaiste Mary Coughlan and Defence Minister Willie O'Dea that with falling demand, cost cuts would be going ahead.