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Albert Reynolds

Fire Destroys Reynolds Factory

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
April / May 2006

April 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Albert Reynolds was moved to tears when fire destroyed his family business in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford. An accidental blaze tore through cannery sections of C&D Foods, a pet food factory with an annual turnover in the region of 100 million. The fire was a serious blow to the workforce of almost 500, although production was … [Read more...] about Fire Destroys Reynolds Factory

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