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Fri 08 Aug 2009Leixlip plant still part of Intel's plans
INTEL’S IRISH operations will have to compete for investment against other locations but falling business costs could play to its advantage, according to Jim O’Hara, general manager of the technology giant’s Leixlip-based operations.
Last month Intel announced it was seeking 300 compulsory redundancies following the decision to mothball one of the four Leixlip factories and make it available for a future investment. This led to speculation that the multinational may be beginning to run down its Irish operations.
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