SIPTU will enter a process of consultation with C and C management after 144 job losses were announced yesterday.

The drinks company is cutting costs in Ireland and the UK.

126 positions will be lost at Borrisoleigh in Co Tipperary with additional job losses in Portlaoise and New Ross.

Wexford County Councillor Michael Sheehan, says the community of New Ross is worried about the future of up to 20 workers: