The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
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130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
8 September 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
8 September 2011
Description
More than 130 workers have been made redundant following the closure of a community development company in Irelands Gaeltacht (Irish speaking region). It is understood that the directors of Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) took the decision to close the company with immediate affect because the company was insolvent.
Sources
9 September 2011: The Irish Times
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MSG), Bankruptcy in Ireland, factsheet number 72365, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72365.
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