Type
Closure
Country
Ireland
Region
Southern and Eastern; South-East (IRL);
Location of affected unit(s)
Tipperary
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines
49.4 - Freight transport by road and removal services

100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 August 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
14 August 2010

Description

One of Ireland's largest land transport companies has ceased trading with 100 staff being made redundant. Liam Carroll Transport and Refrigeration, which is based in Thurles, County Tipperary, attributed the announcement to the country's severe recession and bad debts.


Sources

  • 14 August 2010: RTE

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Liam Carroll Transport and Refrigeration, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 70835, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70835.