Offaly meat plant suspends operations pending test results

Politicians calling for plant closures amid spike in cases ‘not helpful’, says Varadkar

A Covid-19 test centre outside Tullamore, Co Offaly. Photograph: Collins

A Covid-19 test centre outside Tullamore, Co Offaly. Photograph: Collins

Extra Covid-19 testing of workers at all of the State’s meat processing plants are to be put in place “with rapid results” in the wake of a sharp rise in the number of cases, following a meeting between Meat Industry Ireland and Siptu.

Mandatory temperature testing arrangements are also to be examined, said Siptu official Greg Ennis, who added that both the union and Meat Industry Ireland will now hold talks with the Health Service Executive to organise the new test rules.

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