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# meat-plants - Tuesday 13 April, 2021

Meat plants continue to need workers from abroad as Irish supply 'not currently available'
# Meat Processing
# Meat Processing

Meat plants continue to need workers from abroad as Irish supply 'not currently available'

Apr 13th 2021, 5:08 PM 22,083 Views 63 Comments

Representatives from Meat Industry Ireland and the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland were before politicians today.

# meat-plants - Thursday 28 January, 2021

Covid-19: Meat plant outbreak in west of Ireland led to over 100 additional cases in community
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus

Covid-19: Meat plant outbreak in west of Ireland led to over 100 additional cases in community

Jan 28th 2021, 10:05 PM 35,502 Views 22 Comments

A number of linked cases of Covid-19 were highlighted by health officials at this evening’s briefing.

# meat-plants - Saturday 19 December, 2020

Paul Reid: 'I'm certain we'll get back to hugging friends and not wearing masks'
# Hope
# Hope

Paul Reid: 'I'm certain we'll get back to hugging friends and not wearing masks'

Dec 19th 2020, 10:30 AM 22,809 Views 33 Comments

In an interview with TheJournal.ie, the HSE’s CEO said the pandemic highlighted a number of health policy shifts that are needed.

# meat-plants - Sunday 29 November, 2020

Meat plant inspections find lack of social distancing, ill-fitted masks, and asbestos
# Meat Plants
# Meat Plants

Meat plant inspections find lack of social distancing, ill-fitted masks, and asbestos

Nov 29th 2020, 8:30 PM 37,748 Views 43 Comments

Inspections of meat processing plants by the Health and Safety Authority have raised a range of concerns.

# meat-plants - Tuesday 22 September, 2020

Government agree to sick pay reform, but Labour says six month delay will hinder fight against the pandemic
# Sick Leave
# Sick Leave

Government agree to sick pay reform, but Labour says six month delay will hinder fight against the pandemic

Sep 22nd 2020, 6:53 PM 17,489 Views 22 Comments

Ireland is one of only five EU members that doesn’t recognise sick pay as a right.

# meat-plants - Friday 18 September, 2020

Unions and meat processors agree safety protocol for workers in the industry
# Code Of Conduct
# Code Of Conduct

Unions and meat processors agree safety protocol for workers in the industry

Sep 18th 2020, 4:39 PM 9,801 Views 10 Comments

Siptu division organiser Greg Ennis said that serial testing must be maintained at meat plants going forward.

# meat-plants - Thursday 17 September, 2020

Varadkar: 'If public health teams recommend that a meat plant should close, it should close. Full stop'
# Outbreak
# Outbreak

Varadkar: 'If public health teams recommend that a meat plant should close, it should close. Full stop'

Sep 17th 2020, 2:24 PM 30,052 Views 52 Comments

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said meat barons are playing with people’s lives.

# meat-plants - Thursday 10 September, 2020

'Right decision': HSE boss says suspension of meat plant testing was necessary to deal with surge in demand elsewhere
# Serial Testing
# Serial Testing

'Right decision': HSE boss says suspension of meat plant testing was necessary to deal with surge in demand elsewhere

Sep 10th 2020, 12:45 PM 16,853 Views 27 Comments

The serial testing has been suspended in order to meet the surge in demand for community testing.

# meat-plants - Wednesday 9 September, 2020

HSE says testing at meat plants suspended until next week to help meet 'significant rise in demand' for community tests
# Community Testing
# Community Testing

HSE says testing at meat plants suspended until next week to help meet 'significant rise in demand' for community tests

Sep 9th 2020, 9:37 PM 24,029 Views 33 Comments

Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy described the decision as “reckless” and “inexplicable”.

Union says 20 Direct Provision residents working at meat plant told contracts won't be renewed due to high risk
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus

Union says 20 Direct Provision residents working at meat plant told contracts won't be renewed due to high risk

Sep 9th 2020, 6:05 AM 42,449 Views 31 Comments

Mass testing at meat plants has indicated levels of infection among workers is now very low.

# meat-plants - Wednesday 2 September, 2020

Meat plant workers have a choice between going to work with Covid symptoms or not getting paid, Dáil told
# Clusters
# Clusters

Meat plant workers have a choice between going to work with Covid symptoms or not getting paid, Dáil told

Sep 2nd 2020, 5:49 PM 29,118 Views 39 Comments

Alan Kelly TD said we can’t have a situation where workers are going into meat plants having taken paracetamol or Calpol to hide their temperature.

# meat-plants - Wednesday 26 August, 2020

22 Covid-19 cases confirmed at ABP meat processing plant in Tipperary
# Meat Plants
# Meat Plants

22 Covid-19 cases confirmed at ABP meat processing plant in Tipperary

Aug 26th 2020, 3:29 PM 34,196 Views 45 Comments

The facility has operated at a “limited capacity” since the first case was identified on 14 August.

# meat-plants - Thursday 20 August, 2020

Meat processing plant in Co Antrim to close temporarily after workers test positive for Covid-19
# Meat Plants
# Meat Plants

Meat processing plant in Co Antrim to close temporarily after workers test positive for Covid-19

Aug 20th 2020, 10:06 PM 12,983 Views 3 Comments

Cranswick Country Foods in Cullybackey is set to close temporarily from Saturday.

# meat-plants - Tuesday 18 August, 2020

Estimated 400 out of 1,250 Covid-19 cases in past 14 days connected to meat factories or direct provision
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus

Estimated 400 out of 1,250 Covid-19 cases in past 14 days connected to meat factories or direct provision

Aug 18th 2020, 9:13 PM 36,878 Views 45 Comments

Earlier today, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly confirmed a further 120 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

# meat-plants - Monday 17 August, 2020

Morning Memo: Berlin D2 blues, meat plant sick pay and our short attention span
# Morning Memo
# Morning Memo

Morning Memo: Berlin D2 blues, meat plant sick pay and our short attention span

Aug 17th 2020, 12:33 PM 25,052 Views 26 Comments

Focus has shifted from the meat industry to the pub and hospitality sector since the weekend.

# meat-plants - Friday 14 August, 2020

The Explainer: What the Covid-19 clusters tell us about the meat industry in Ireland
# Podcast
# Podcast

The Explainer: What the Covid-19 clusters tell us about the meat industry in Ireland

Aug 14th 2020, 6:30 AM 16,104 Views 8 Comments

This week’s episode of the podcast discusses how meat plants work and how staff are treated.

Asylum seeker says Direct Provision workers' hours were reduced at meat plant
# Covid-19
# Covid-19

Asylum seeker says Direct Provision workers' hours were reduced at meat plant

Aug 14th 2020, 12:05 AM 40,840 Views 90 Comments

This comes after clusters at four meat plants led to a localised lockdown in Kildare, Offaly and Laois.

# meat-plants - Thursday 13 August, 2020

Around 20% of meat plant workers are covered by sick pay, according to an industry spokesperson
# Meat Plants
# Meat Plants

Around 20% of meat plant workers are covered by sick pay, according to an industry spokesperson

Aug 13th 2020, 3:52 PM 21,337 Views 46 Comments

Meat industry representatives appeared before the special Dáil committee on Covid this afternoon.

'All sorts of a mess': Dáil Covid committee hears from trade unions about meat plant workers' 'tale of woe'
# Meat Plants
# Meat Plants

'All sorts of a mess': Dáil Covid committee hears from trade unions about meat plant workers' 'tale of woe'

Aug 13th 2020, 1:22 PM 31,259 Views 34 Comments

Meat plants accused of ‘union-busting tactics’ by a trade union representative.

Committee to hear 'more than 40 meat plant workers in one town sharing accommodation'
# Covid19
# Covid19

Committee to hear 'more than 40 meat plant workers in one town sharing accommodation'

Aug 13th 2020, 6:00 AM 24,470 Views 23 Comments

Union representatives will tell committee members that the industry contains ‘unrivalled vectors’ for the transmission of the virus.

# meat-plants - Friday 10 July, 2020

Why were there so many clusters of Covid-19 in meat plants? TDs to hear experiences of staff today
# Special Committee
# Special Committee

Why were there so many clusters of Covid-19 in meat plants? TDs to hear experiences of staff today

Jul 10th 2020, 6:05 AM 14,022 Views 14 Comments

The Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response will also hear from Department of Health officials on the re-opening of schools today.

# meat-plants - Thursday 25 June, 2020

Community contact tracing for one meat plant is at 73%, not 90%, department confirms
# Outbreaks
# Outbreaks

Community contact tracing for one meat plant is at 73%, not 90%, department confirms

Jun 25th 2020, 6:20 AM 13,313 Views 4 Comments

There has been some confusion about the level of contact tracing at meat processing plants.

# meat-plants - Sunday 14 June, 2020

Employees at meat plants had to wait 16 days to be re-tested for Covid-19
# Outbreaks
# Outbreaks

Employees at meat plants had to wait 16 days to be re-tested for Covid-19

Jun 14th 2020, 6:30 AM 25,051 Views 14 Comments

More than 1,000 cases of the virus have been reported across 20 facilities nationwide.

# meat-plants - Friday 5 June, 2020

HSE says just one meat plant where contact tracing is at '60-70%'
# Close Contacts
# Close Contacts

HSE says just one meat plant where contact tracing is at '60-70%'

Jun 5th 2020, 8:46 AM 19,943 Views 18 Comments

Minister Simon Harris said yesterday that there “are a number of cases in which there are contact and communications difficulties”.

# meat-plants - Friday 22 May, 2020

NPHET to meet to discuss Covid-19 outbreak in meat factories
# Clusters
# Clusters

NPHET to meet to discuss Covid-19 outbreak in meat factories

May 22nd 2020, 8:49 AM 16,780 Views 32 Comments

Last night it emerged that 828 workers have been diagnosed across the country.

# meat-plants - Wednesday 28 August, 2019

Meat plants 'will seek to jail protesters' as farmers denounce 'heavy-handed legal tactics'
# China Deal
# China Deal

Meat plants 'will seek to jail protesters' as farmers denounce 'heavy-handed legal tactics'

Updated Aug 28th 2019, 5:47 PM 14,050 Views 43 Comments

There have been reports of scuffles at protests outside plants today.

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