March 10, 2009: Taoiseach and Fianna Fail leader Brian Cowen and Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan at the Merrion Hotel to announce that Hewlett Packard is to create 500 jobs at its base in Leixlip, Co Kildare.
This afternoon: The General Manager of the HP Inc site in Leixlip County Kildare, Maurice O’Connell walks back in to his plant after speaking to the media to confirm that 500 employees are to lose their jobs.
Listen: HP General Manager Addressing The Media In Leixlip On The Closure Of HP Inc. (KFM)
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