Cork has been hit by further job losses following the announcement by RR Donnelley yesterday (Wednesday, April 9) that they are to make 60 redundancies from their North Cork operations.

The company, which provides global supply chain management in addition to a wide range of outsourcing capabilities to some of the world's largest businesses, currently 140 people at their Hollyhill facility.

The 60 redundancies will take place over a three to four month period, with the company citing a change in strategic direction in its customer base as the reason for the job losses.

In a statement released yesterday, a spokesperson for the company said, "RR Donnelley has tried to retain the business and avid the need for redundancies but as a result of a change in a strategic direction in its customer base this has not been possible."

Doug Fitzgerald, Media Relations Officer with RR Donnelley, spoke to the Cork Independent yesterday. "These job losses are not a result of work being transferred anywhere else. It comes down to customer requirement. We expect these job losses will affect everyone right up to management, but our hope is that people will have opportunities within RR Donnelley should they arise."

The company, which also has a facility in Limerick said that its operation there would not be affect by yesterdays announcement. Those affected by the job losses will be given a severance payment and provided with placement counselling services by the company.

Fine Gael TD Bernard Allen said the news has come as a bitter blow to North Cork. "This is a tragic day for all the families involved. There is a haemorrhaging of jobs of late and this is having a knock on effect for industry here. It's an extremely worrying trend. I will be calling on the Minister for Trade and Employment to meet with the company with the hope of saving these jobs and stabilising the situation for the remaining workforce."

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