asked the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism the names and locations of all firms employing more than ten people in industry which have ceased trading and the number of jobs lost as a result in the years 1983, 1984 and 1985 to date.
Written Answers. - Firms Closures and Job Losses.
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My Department are not responsible for the collation of offical statistics on factory closures and job losses. Statistics available from the Central Statistics Office relate to net job losses and are not available in relation to factory closures and the associated number of jobs lost. However, I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that they are aware of the following number of IDA grant-aided firms employing more than ten people which ceased trading in the years 1983 and 1984, and the associated number of jobs lost as a result of these closures:
|
Closures |
Jobs Lost |
|
|
1983 |
168 |
8,178 |
|
1984 |
150 |
8,006 |
Similar figures for 1985 are not yet available.
The names and locations of the firms involved are as follows:
1983 Closures with employment greater than 10
|
Name of Company |
Location |
|
Aer Glan |
Cork |
|
Alluvion Shopfitting |
Dublin |
|
Anodising Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Apex Manu Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Artel Limited |
Dublin |
|
Associated Tailors |
Dublin |
|
Athlone Manuf Co. Ltd. |
Westmeath |
|
Barna Buildings Ltd. |
Wexford |
|
Basecamp International |
Waterford |
|
Bellew G. & Sons Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Black & Decker I. Ltd |
Kildare |
|
BMG Enterprises |
Dublin |
|
B.M.T. Clothing |
Louth |
|
Brandon David Ltd |
Dublin |
|
Britton Kevin & Sons |
Donegal |
|
Brownlee Bros |
Dublin |
|
Buggy Jack & Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Bunclody Farmers Co. |
Carlow |
|
Bunclody Farmers Co. |
Wexford |
|
Callaghan Nursery Ltd. |
Meath |
|
Carrolls Eng. Ltd. |
Cavan |
|
Cathrina Fashions Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Celtic Ceramics Ltd. |
Clare |
|
Central Glass Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Charlton T. Plastics |
Mayo |
|
Cinderella Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Clubman Ltd. |
Donegal |
|
Comet Engineering Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Computer Action |
Dublin |
|
Container Van Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Cooney & Company |
Roscommon |
|
Corlough Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
County Kitchen Food |
Cork |
|
Deeside Furniture Ltd. |
Louth |
|
Dola Manuf. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Donegal Dairy |
Donegal |
|
Doreen Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Dorene Separates Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
D.R.G. Sellotape Ltd |
Dublin |
|
Dublin Meat Packers |
Dublin |
|
Dublin Nth. City Mill |
Dublin |
|
Duffy John (Meats) Ltd. |
Carlow |
|
Dundrum Granite |
Dublin |
|
Dundrum Stoneworks |
Dublin |
|
D.W. Silkscreen Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Eclab Export Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Elcox Ireland Ltd. |
Limerick |
|
Ellis A.T |
Dublin |
|
Ennis Eng. Ltd. |
Wicklow |
|
Erne Tool & Die Eng. |
Cavan |
|
Eurotime Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Exidy Irl. (Nenagh) |
Tipperary North |
|
Ferbane Baby Furniture |
Offaly |
|
Finglas Eng. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Fisher Metal Fab. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Fit Remoulds Ltd. |
Kilkenny |
|
Foley Duffy & Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Food Products Ltd. |
Donegal |
|
Foss N. Electric Ltd. |
Galway |
|
Gaelic Milled Peat |
Westmeath |
|
Ganesa Limited |
Dublin |
|
Gant Manuf. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Gargan J.M. & Co. Ltd. |
Carlow |
|
Garrard Engineering |
Dublin |
|
Gazelle Ltd. |
Wicklow |
|
G.B.S. Bakery Ltd. |
Galway |
|
Gefa Inds Of Irl. Ltd. |
Louth |
|
Golden Vale (Eng.) Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Group Textiles Ltd. |
Offaly |
|
Hanley Bros |
Galway |
|
Hartrons Concrete |
Westmeath |
|
Hicks of Dublin |
Dublin |
|
Hicks W.J. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
I.D.E. Fashions Ltd. |
Roscommon |
|
I.D.S. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Interton Electronic |
Clare |
|
Irish Art Pottery |
Cork |
|
Irish Gripper Ltd. |
Kildare |
|
Irish Ceca Ltd |
Kildare |
|
Irish Gripper Ltd. |
Mayo |
|
Irish Gripper Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Irish Products Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Irish Sewing Ltd. |
Mayo |
|
Irelandus Teo |
Donegal |
|
Jetset |
Dublin |
|
Joinwood Manuf. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Jyden Limited |
Waterford |
|
Kemograph Inds. Ltd. |
Wicklow |
|
Kilmore Joinery |
Dublin |
|
King, Brian Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Kingdom Tubes |
Kerry |
|
Kingswear Ltd. |
Nass Kildare |
|
Leeline Co. Ltd. |
Meath |
|
Leine Fashions Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Lemon & Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Letswear |
Laois |
|
Lyall Smith Labs. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Lyons M.J. & Sons Ltd. |
Longford |
|
Malanhide Marine Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Maritem Industries Ltd. |
Cork |
|
McArdle Thomas Ltd. |
Louth |
|
McIvor Ireland |
Donegal |
|
McNiece & Co. |
Dublin |
|
Meek J. & Co. (Irl) Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Megahey Eng. Ltd. |
Leitrim |
|
Memo Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Merrion Tube & Eng. |
Dublin |
|
Mervue Metals |
Galway |
|
Milk Tank Services |
Laois |
|
Mining of Ireland |
Dublin |
|
Moneque Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Morrico Ltd. |
Waterford |
|
Motovox Limited |
Dublin |
|
Mulloy & Co. Dublin Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Munster Meats Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Murphy C.S. Sons & Co. |
Dublin |
|
Nire Ltd. |
Roscommon |
|
Northern Convertors |
Cavan |
|
Northside Engineering |
Dublin |
|
Nu-plast (Arklow) Ltd. |
Wicklow |
|
O'Gorman Sean & Co. Ltd. |
Wexford |
|
O'Kelly C. & Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
O'Reilly T. & Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Paul & Vincent Ltd. |
Offaly |
|
P.B. Kitchens Ltd. |
Meath |
|
Performance Sailcraft |
Waterford |
|
Petpack Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Plessey Mfg. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Point Blank Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Polaroid Ireland Ltd. |
Kildare |
|
Polyzote Ltd. |
Meath |
|
Power Michael |
Tipperary South |
|
Precision Saw & Tool |
Dublin |
|
Prisma Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Ranks (Ireland) Ltd. |
Limerick |
|
Roadmaster Caravans |
Kilkenny |
|
Roden Robert Limited |
Louth |
|
Roller Bearing Co. |
Clare |
|
Rosco Leather & Plastic |
Roscommon |
|
Rumon Ireland Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Rutland Limited |
Dublin |
|
Ryan William P. |
Dublin |
|
Semloh Knitwear Ltd. |
Laois |
|
Shannon Wire Weavers |
Clare |
|
Showrax (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Smithboro Meats |
Monaghan |
|
Sonata Office Furniture |
Dublin |
|
Southern Stone |
Kerry |
|
Terra Sykes Pumps Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Tiklas Ltd. (Cork) |
Cork |
|
Trendy Handbags Ltd. |
Wicklow |
|
Trinity Press Ltd. |
Louth |
|
Tritech Ltd. |
Roscommon |
|
Tullamore Yarns Ltd. |
Offaly |
|
Vard Julian Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Walner Copperware |
Cavan |
|
Waltham Electronics |
Dublin |
|
Weatherglaze Ltd. |
Tipperary South |
|
Weatherglaze Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Weavers Shed Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Wenzel Paul Ltd. |
Kerry |
|
Westinghouse Cdsw Ltd. |
Clare |
|
Westinghouse Elect |
Meath |
|
West Motors Eng. Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Westport Doubling Ltd. |
Mayo |
|
Whittaker J. (Holloware) |
Dublin |
|
Wilson & Sons (Ireland) |
Dublin |
|
Wynne R.E. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Zeus Hermes (I) Ltd. |
Dublin |
1984 Closures with employment greater than 10.
|
Name of Company |
Location |
|
Allied Windows |
Dublin |
|
Altergo Ireland Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Artic Fish Processing |
Donegal |
|
ATW Ltd. |
Donegal |
|
Auric Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Baldwin Tech |
Roscommon |
|
Baltimore Boatyard |
Cork |
|
Barnes D. & Son Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Barrow Milling Co. Ltd. |
Carlow |
|
Battery Components |
Wexford |
|
Blackwater Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Bolands Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Bontal Limited |
Dublin |
|
B.P. Nutrition (I) Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Caps & Closures Ltd. |
Tipperary North |
|
Carew Glass Ltd. |
Wicklow |
|
Castle Brand Ltd. |
Tipperary North |
|
Castlemahon Co-Op |
Limerick |
|
Cater Platt & Co. Ireland |
Dublin |
|
Ceimicí Teoranta |
Mayo |
|
Central Meat Products |
Dublin |
|
C.H.C. Meat Products |
Roscommon |
|
Child Play Limited |
Dublin |
|
Chipboard Ltd. |
Clare |
|
Climate Eng. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Constellation Ltd. |
Westmeath |
|
Cooley Concrete Products |
Louth |
|
Coolraine Timber |
Laois |
|
Costelloe Stapleton |
Dublin |
|
Crescent Clothing Ltd. |
Limerick |
|
Cromac Limited |
Dublin |
|
Davies Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
D.B.S. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Denim Trading Ltd. |
Monaghan |
|
D.M.V. Reprod's Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Donegal Carpets Ltd. |
Donegal |
|
Weartex Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Dunne Peter Products |
Wexford |
|
Eskey Fashion Mfg |
Sligo |
|
East Cork Foods Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Eko Video Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Elastomer Products Ltd. |
Galway |
|
Engineering Services |
Cork |
|
Ennis A. W. |
Laois |
|
European Publishing |
Dublin |
|
Euroterminals Ltd. |
Galway |
|
Ever Ready Irl. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Fergus Design Ltd. |
Clare |
|
Finak Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Finglas Labs Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Forecrete Products |
Longford |
|
Foster George Ltd. |
Meath |
|
Free Printers (Wexford) |
Wexford |
|
Gentex (1975) Ltd. |
Westmeath |
|
Gerards Bakery |
Dublin |
|
Gerrard Marlboro Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Goodbody J. & L.F. Ltd. |
Offaly |
|
Grace & Company Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Griffin Tanks Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Hanratty Bros Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Haughton W. & E.W. |
Wicklow |
|
Healy Luttrell & Co. |
Cork |
|
Heat Recovery (Ire) |
Cork |
|
Hohner Panarmonic |
Galway |
|
Hunt Associates |
Kildare |
|
I.D.P. Engineering Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Int. P.V.C. Frames |
Limerick |
|
Internat Power |
Dublin |
|
Intertec Data |
Dublin |
|
Irish Containers Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Irish Dunlop Co. Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Irish Shoe Suppliers |
Cavan |
|
James (Roscommon) |
Roscommon |
|
Joyce T. & Sons Ltd. |
Cork |
|
J.S.L. (Irl) Ltd. |
Galway |
|
Keenan Bros Ltd. |
Carlow |
|
Kelly Patrick Co. Ltd. |
Laois |
|
Kenny Electronics Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Killybegs Shipyard |
Donegal |
|
Kingscourt Construction |
Cavan |
|
Kingscourt Multisteel |
Cavan |
|
Largo Food Exports |
Meath |
|
Laurie Models Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Lawrys Food Fur. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Lirelle Ireland Ltd. |
Donegal |
|
Liscarton Eng. Ltd. |
Laois |
|
Litex Ltd. |
Clare |
|
L.M.R. Products Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Lucas Batteries Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Lunham Bros Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Machines and Structure |
Dublin |
|
Mayo Cosmetics Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Metal Prods (Cork) |
Cork |
|
Moloney Of Cappagh |
Waterford |
|
Morten Foods Ltd. |
Laois |
|
Murphy Plastics Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Navan Joinery Furniture |
Meath |
|
Newman John F. & Son |
Dublin |
|
Newtowngore Clothing |
Leitrim |
|
North Dublin Growers |
Dublin |
|
O'Brien Machinery Ireland Ltd. |
Tipperary North |
|
O'Connor Frank & Co. |
Wexford |
|
O'Dea A. Ltd. |
Galway |
|
O'Donovan Ind. Ltd. |
Cork |
|
O'Toole William Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Owendoher Models Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Padmore & Barnes |
Tipperary South |
|
Poclain Hydraulics |
Louth |
|
Portion Foods Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Ranks Ireland Ltd. |
Donegal |
|
Readymix Ltd. |
Wicklow |
|
Readymix Ltd. |
Laois |
|
Rexnord |
Tipperary South |
|
Rosree Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Rototherm Hydraulics |
Dublin |
|
Ruane F. |
Galway |
|
Saffron Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Scriptomatic S.A. |
Meath |
|
Shandon Meat Proc Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Shannon Foundry |
Limerick |
|
Sheet Alloy Metalworks |
Cork |
|
Shopfitting Ser Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Sitecast (Frames) Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Smith & O'Toole |
Limerick |
|
Smurfit Plastic Pack |
Dublin |
|
Smurfit Plastic Pack |
Dublin |
|
Solus Teoranta |
Wicklow |
|
Springs Ltd. |
Wexford |
|
Stainless Steel Products |
Roscommon |
|
Teletron (Dublin) |
Dublin |
|
Toohey Jack & Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Toyota Holdings Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Trilogy Ireland Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Triumph Engineering |
Dublin |
|
Tungsram Irl. Ltd. |
Cork |
|
Twinlock (I) Ltd. |
Meath |
|
Vaughan Michael Ltd. |
Meath |
|
Vectur (Irl.) Ltd. |
Dublin |
|
Waterford Copper |
Waterford |
|
Waterford Leathers |
Waterford |
|
Webbpac Manufacturing Ltd. |
Cork |
|
West A.J. & Son Ltd. |
Mayo |
|
Western Tooling Ltd. |
Galway |
|
Westinghouse Electrical |
Louth |
|
Weyenberg Shoes Ltd. |
Louth |
|
Woodfab Kilrush |
Clare |
|
Woodworking Services |
Cork |
|
Youghal Carpets Ltd. |
Cork |