Official statement released by Glanbia this morning

Glanbia Consumer Products is engaging with employees and their representatives at its milk packaging facility in  Co Kildare to seek thirty redundancies. Fifteen redundancies have already been applied for on a voluntary basis.

The Company met with employees and their representatives this week to initiate a consultation period which is expected to last a number of weeks. New shift arrangements at the site will also form part of the discussions.

Management  gave assurances that they will engage with employees and their representatives over the coming weeks to discuss the issues.