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Conference tallis::celt

Title:	Celt Notefile

Moderator:	TALLIS::DARCY

Created:	Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1632
Total number of notes:	20523

1078.0. "Clonmel closing" by MACNAS::TJOYCE () Mon Jun 22 1992 05:53

    
    On Friday of this week, the DEC site in Clonmel officially ceases
    to be a company facility any longer.
    
    I would like to say a word of appreciation for the happy years
    my family spent in Clonmel, and wish everyone there a future of
    prosperity and happiness. 
    
    For anyone reading these notes abroad and thinking of visiting 
    Ireland, you would be advised to look at the South Tipperary/
    Kilkenny/Waterford region for inclusion in your itinerary.
    For one thing, the region is undersold from a tourist point of
    view, so it is quiet and relatively unspoilt. There are beautiful
    mountain walks, lakes, forests, beaches - almost as nice as
    the West, but easier to access. The area has excellent fishing.
    
    [Being from the West, my first loyalty is to the Galway region
     - but I was surprised at the beauty of the SE when I went there
     to live.]
    
    If you are interested in antiquities, the regions around Clonmel
    has possibly the finest collection of medieval sites in the 
    country. Besides the Rock of Cashel, and the medieval city
    of Kilkenny, there is Cahir Castle and the fascinating Tudor
    Castle in Carrick-on-Suir. Farther afield there is Jerpoint Abbey,
    and Athassel Priory.
    
    Its also worth mentioning that the All-Ireland Fleadh is to be
    held in Clonmel this year.
    
    So, its goodbye to Clonmel, long may it continue to prosper.
    
    Toby

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1078.1	Clonmel is good for you.	MEALA::OHARA		`Tue Jun 23 1992 06:32`	17
	As somebody, like Toby, who was originally from the West, (Mayo), but who now is firmly entrenched in Clonmel, let me thank Toby for his positive words about Clonmel and the region. It took my wife and I less that a weekend to decide to not to go to Galway as we wished to remain in Clonmel for a lot of the reasons Toby mentioned. Clonmel has been battered in the past few years by unemployement but all in all I would'nt swap it for any other town/city. Also thanks to the many people who Emailed my to wish me luck in the future. See you at the Fleadh!! Dom
1078.2	Inquisitive	GIDDAY::NOLAN		`Wed Jun 24 1992 04:11`	18
	Toby, Why has Clonmel closed down? How big was the plant and what did it produce? Dom, What is the job market like in the Clonmel area? I'm a Clare man but would like to live in the sunny south east when I return shortly from this sun scorched land. Questions questions one would think I'm confused. Well I am.
1078.3	STAY PUT!!!	MEALA::OHARA		`Wed Jun 24 1992 09:36`	19
	Clonmel was closed (my opinion only) because there were three Mnfg plants in Ireland and Clonmel and Mervue moved into Galway's ballyBrit plant. Clonmel was viewed as a high performance plant, 3rd in Corp. A Simple to much floor space problem. re Jobs - to say it is bad at the moment is an understatement. Clonmel is experiencing its worst unemployement figures ever, in excess of 23%. The Town has lost over 700 Mnfg jobs in the past three years . If you are chuching a good job to look for work in Ireland the only honest advice I can give you is DON'T. The plant closes tomorrow with about 5-8 staying for another 2-3 weeks to complete the close down. Its very sad both for the employees and for the town. regards Dom
1078.4	What's the status of the plant?	TALLIS::DARCY		`Wed Jun 24 1992 11:09`	9
	Dom, Did Digital own the Clonmel plant? If so, is it on the market for sale? Have any Japanese or German firms showed any interest in relocating there? It's a great location - very livable. /George
1078.5	Native talent to the rescue......	MACNAS::JDOOLEY	Do not take anything for granted	`Wed Jun 24 1992 11:19`	6
	MF Kent, manufacturers of high voltage switching and control equipment, are set to take over the Clonmel plant. They are an Irish based company with a full order book and a bright future and I think they are to keep on some ex-Digital staff in the plant maintenance side of operations.
1078.6	How about the others?	TALLIS::DARCY		`Wed Jun 24 1992 11:35`	4
	Good news. Ultimately, smaller native companies are better than the multinationals, especially for the smaller towns like Clonmel. What is the future of Mervue and Galway, with the closing of Clonmel?
1078.7	God only knows...	SIOG::TINNELLY	Consultancy for fee NOT free..	`Fri Jun 26 1992 09:50`	4
	I believe there is another company from Massaschussets moving into one of Digital's old buildings in Mervue. Hopefully they will do as much for Galway as Digital has done down through the years.
1078.8		FSDEV::MGILBERT	GHWB-Anywhere But America Tour 92	`Fri Jun 26 1992 10:18`	6
	I have lots of great memories of the Clonmel plant and the area. You won't find a finer group of professionals anywhere and they were also the most hospitable, friendly folks I've ever had the pleasure to know. Slante Clonmel.