The Kostal plant in Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick. Photo By : Domnick WalshONE of Ireland’s biggest employers, German electronic component manufacturers, Kostal, is to temporarily close its Cork and Limerick plants which employ over 1,000 staff because of the Covid-19 crisis. Kostal, which operates major plants in Mallow in Cork and Abbeyfeale in Limerick, is set to close the two facilities until April 27 when the situation over the virus will be reviewed. However, a source indicated that it was “a very challenging time” for the firm, its employees and their families. Kostal Ireland currently has 1,038 employees with 693 employees at Abbeyfeale and 345 in its Mallow plant.

Source: Irish Independent March 24, 2020 13:18 UTC