Up to 45 jobs at risk in Kilkenny as liquidator appointed to major vegetable producer – ‘It’s a sad day for the community’

It’s understood a provisional liquidator has been appointed to Hughes Agriculture & Farming Limited in Kells, Co Kilkenny

Hughes Agriculture & Farming Limited. Photo credit: Hughes Farming via Facebook

Over 40 employees at a farm in Co Kilkenny are facing an uncertain future following news that their jobs may be a risk.

It’s understood that family-run Hughes Agriculture & Farming Limited in Kells, Co Kilkenny held a meeting with their employees on Monday evening stating that production at the farm was to cease with up to 45 jobs subsequently at risk.