Northern textile company to shed 55 jobs

Northern textile company Adria Ltd is to shed 55 jobs at its outlets in Tyrone and Derry.

Northern textile company Adria Ltd is to shed 55 jobs at its outlets in Tyrone and Derry.

The company, which produces lingerie and supplies Marks & Spencer and other high street retailers, employs some 1,000 people in the region.

West Tyrone Sinn Féin MP Mr Pat Doherty said: "This news is devastating for those people being laid off and there families and will also have a knock-on negative impact on the local economy."

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