A company which manufactures electronic components for car manufacturers is to lay off 80 of its workers in Tralee, Co Kerry.
The lay-offs were announced to workers at BERU Electronics this evening at a meeting between the workers and German executives of the company.
In a statement, BERU said the Tralee plant is currently loss-making and the redundancies were necessary to avoid a possible closure of the plant.
BERU currently employs 200 people in Tralee and the company said it remained committed to its operations in Ireland. The firm has had a plant in Tralee since 1985.
SIPTU has described the job losses as another massive blow to employment in Tralee and north Kerry.
BERU Ireland Plant Manager Paddy Lange said the decision was regrettable and distressing for staff.
