The US computer giant is set to lay off up to 230 more workers in Ireland as a part of cost-cutting plans. Dell has already announced 1,900 job cuts at its plant in the Raheen area of Limerick as part of a plan to move production to Poland. The company employs around 1,300 people in Cherrywood in south Dublin and has around 1,000 manufacturing positions in Limerick.
A spokeswoman for Dell refused to confirm or deny media reports that some 10 percent of the remaining workforce were to go at its centres in Dublin and Limerick in the south-west of Ireland. Ireland, which entered recession in September, suffered a major economic blow in January when Dell announced the closure of its assembly operation in Limerick with the loss of 1,900 jobs to a plant in Poland.
Dell, which set up operations in Ireland in 1990 and employed 4,500 at its height, has been one of the jewels in the crown of the so-called Celtic Tiger economy. Cherrywood is home to Dell's sales operation for the Irish market and to the home and small/medium business sector of the UK market.
Waterford westwood seem to be in trouble and EMC announced that they will be cutting 7% of the global workforce. EMC has not indicated where the job cuts will happen but they employ 1,500 approx in Cork.
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