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Stephen Daly will take over from Michael Cronin who has served as interim CEO in recent months.
It is unclear what the future direction of North Cork Creameries may be as a proposed deal with Carbery Group appears not likely to proceed.
North Cork Creameries is being urged to "make every effort possible to save the business".
Trade union SIPTU has said it intends to engage with North Cork Creameries "to explore alternatives to the proposed job losses".
Trade union SIPTU met today (Monday, March 9) with staff of North Cork Creameries, who last week were told that their jobs are at risk.
There is a major question mark over the future of North Cork Creameries, which has been in business since 1928.
Dairy
Staff at North Cork Creameries have been informed that their jobs at the plant are at risk, with almost 100 jobs to be impacted.
Carbery Group is set to take and process some of the milk supplied to North Cork Creameries, Agriland understands.
The EPA has confirmed that a suspension on North Cork Creameries in relation to effluent discharge has been lifted.
North Cork Creameries has suspended wastewater treatment plant discharge from its site in Kanturk following a direction from the EPA.
North Cork Creameries has announced a "leadership transition", with the CEO there, Pat Sheehan, to leave that role at the end the year.
Environment
North Cork Creameries has said there is nothing "in the wastewater effluent outflow" from its facility that could have caused a fish kill.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found North Cork Co-Op Creameries to be "non-compliant" with its discharge licence.
The EPA has opened a Compliance Investigation into an incident of "discharge" pollution occurring in the River Allow, Co. Cork.
North Cork Creameries has confirmed a "discharge of treated wastewater" from a waste water treatment facility.
Dairy News
Ór-Real Irish Butter has today (Wednesday, March 27) announced that it is expanding its product range as sales growth continues.
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII), the Ibec group representing the dairy and specialised nutrition...
Irish Farmers' Association, president, Tim Cullinan, will meet with the CEO of North Cork Creameries, Pat Sheahan, tomorrow
North Cork Creameries has launched a graduate-development programme designed to "support the future growth and development of the business"
Suppliers who are in fixed milk-price contracts are calling on the board of the co-op to release money from a milk stability fund
A farmer supplier of North Cork Creameries has said that only those farmers who are in dire straits will accept new fixed milk-price terms
