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| Dell set to cut 1,900 Irish jobs | Dell set to cut 1,900 Irish jobs |
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| Computer giant Dell is to cut 1,900 of the 3,000 jobs at its manufacturing site in Limerick in the Irish Republic. | Computer giant Dell is to cut 1,900 of the 3,000 jobs at its manufacturing site in Limerick in the Irish Republic. |
| Dell said the move - which will see production moved to a new factory in Poland - was part of a $3bn global cost-cutting effort. | Dell said the move - which will see production moved to a new factory in Poland - was part of a $3bn global cost-cutting effort. |
| The firm has seen global profits slip because consumers are buying fewer computers as they rein in spending. | The firm has seen global profits slip because consumers are buying fewer computers as they rein in spending. |
| Local business leaders predicted the decision would put a further 6,000 jobs in related industries at risk. | Local business leaders predicted the decision would put a further 6,000 jobs in related industries at risk. |
| 'Difficult decision' | 'Difficult decision' |
| Vice-president of Dell's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Sean Corkery, described the cuts as a "difficult decision but the right one for Dell to become even more competitive, and deliver greater value to customers in the region". | Vice-president of Dell's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Sean Corkery, described the cuts as a "difficult decision but the right one for Dell to become even more competitive, and deliver greater value to customers in the region". |
| The remaining 1,100 Dell staff will primarily work in product development, engineering and logistics, focused on supporting overseas manufacturing. | The remaining 1,100 Dell staff will primarily work in product development, engineering and logistics, focused on supporting overseas manufacturing. |
| The cuts are not set to affect the 1,300 marketing and sales staff at Dell's Cherrywood plant in south Dublin. | The cuts are not set to affect the 1,300 marketing and sales staff at Dell's Cherrywood plant in south Dublin. |
| Dell opened its first operations in the Irish Republic in 1990, and employed more than 4,500 staff at its peak. | Dell opened its first operations in the Irish Republic in 1990, and employed more than 4,500 staff at its peak. |
| It is the country's biggest exporter and second-largest company. |