Dell lays off 150 from Irish office

Penny-pinching at Dell Computer will mean 150 fewer jobs in Ireland. The company said that the jobs--all administrative positions in its Limerick offices--were made redundant by the consolidation of manufacturing operations into a single location in the Limerick county town of Raheen. Dell will eliminate the jobs by offering voluntary separation as opposed to imposing layoffs on the staff, Maher said. Employees who leave will receive a severance package that includes at least six weeks of pay and extended medical insurance coverage. --John G. Spooner, Special to ZDNet News