The Board of Gateaux Limited tonight announced the closure of its bakery in Finglas. In a statement the company said the eleven-week dispute had resulted in irretrievable losses in export orders which had undermined the economic base of the operation.

Report shows workers outside the distribution depot of the parent company at Lyons Tea in Inchicore.

Gateaux factory in Finglas.

Workers forcibly removed by Gardaí yesterday.

Photograph of Joe Higgins.

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