200 jobs lost as medical technology company closes in Louth

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At least 200 jobs are set to be lost after medical technology company BD today announced it is to close its factory in Drogheda, Co Louth.

The company, which has been based in Dorogheda for 60 years, will be phased out over the next two and a half years

Drogheda TD Ged Nash has criticised BD’s decision to close its Drogheda factory, saying: “This is devastating news for 200 loyal employees and their families. It is also a huge blow to Drogheda.

“Drogheda is Ireland’s largest town and it is now losing its only large-scale IDA-backed manufacturing operation.

“This government and its agencies are asleep when it comes to investment in Drogheda.

“It is easier to work to keep jobs than to create them. The question for this government and the IDA is – when did you know about BD’s plans, and what have you done to keep these jobs in Drogheda?

“Fine Gael and Fianna Fail seem content to allow Drogheda, with its already huge number of commuters travelling to Dublin, to become an effective dormitory town to provide the city with workers.

“Drogheda’s location, skills and infrastructure should make it an ideal location for investment in employment, but all we get from this government is condescending lip service.

“This Government must now establish an expert-led business taskforce to address the issue of investment in Drogheda and prevent our area from becoming a backwater for foreign direct investment.”

The loss of jobs in Drogheda due to the closure of the Becton Dickinson (BD) is a major blow to the local community, said Deputy Fergus O’Dowd, Fine Gael TD for Louth and East Meath.

“I am deeply concerned and disappointed that BD are planning to cease production at their Drogheda site.