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R26-Thurles Sugar Company Protest

Thurles Sugar Workers Protest..1986..16.01.1986..01.16.1986..16th January 1986..After a rationionalisation plan was invoked the Irish Sugar Company which had already closed the sugar factory at Tuam now turned its attention to the factory at Thurles. The soon to be affected workers staged a protest against the cuts at the headquarters of The Sugar Company at Earlsfort Terrace,Dublin..The workers were supported by trade union officials and had much cross party support from Dail Eireann and The Seanad. Included among the protestors were,.Hugh Byrne TD,Sean Treacy TD, Senator Des Hanifin,Sean Byrne TD,Senator Mick Smith,.Maura Scully, Chairperson,Thurles,UDC, Cllr John O'Connor,David Moloney TD, Cllr Tom Condon, Pat Rabbitte, National General Secretary.IT&GWU,John Ryan TD,Leas Ceann Comhairle of the Dail,Senator Michael Ferris,Duputy Leader of the Senate,Labour spokesman on agriculture,Ned Brennan,Cllr Harry Byrne and Michael Kennedy TD...Photograph of some of the protest placards being displayed by the Thurles and Tuam sugar factory workers.

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1986 - Thurles Sugar Company Protest.
Thurles Sugar Workers Protest..1986..16.01.1986..01.16.1986..16th January 1986..After a rationionalisation plan was invoked the Irish Sugar Company which had already closed the sugar factory at Tuam now turned its attention to the factory at Thurles. The soon to be affected workers staged a protest against the cuts at the headquarters of The Sugar Company at Earlsfort Terrace,Dublin..The workers were supported by trade union officials and had much cross party support from Dail Eireann and The Seanad. Included among the protestors were,.Hugh Byrne TD,Sean Treacy TD, Senator Des Hanifin,Sean Byrne TD,Senator Mick Smith,.Maura Scully, Chairperson,Thurles,UDC, Cllr John O'Connor,David Moloney TD, Cllr Tom Condon, Pat Rabbitte, National General Secretary.IT&GWU,John Ryan TD,Leas Ceann Comhairle of the Dail,Senator Michael Ferris,Duputy Leader of the Senate,Labour spokesman on agriculture,Ned Brennan,Cllr Harry Byrne and Michael Kennedy TD...Photograph of some of the protest placards being displayed by the Thurles and Tuam sugar factory workers.