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Kepak Hacketstown on the way out??

  • 24-01-2014 4:46pm
    #1
    Sunset V
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    RTE and IFJ saying 50 jobs likely to go at Kepak Hacketstown. Surprised it lasted this long to be honest...


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  • #2
    Cran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭Cran


    Sunset V wrote: »
    RTE and IFJ saying 50 jobs likely to go at Kepak Hacketstown. Surprised it lasted this long to be honest...

    What sheep factories will that leave in the area, Camolin and Kildare?


  • #3
    stand on!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭stand on!!


    Do they kill sheep in Ballon meats?


  • #4
    dave747
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    stand on!! wrote: »
    Do they kill sheep in Ballon meats?

    yea they do, bring all the lambs i kill there


  • #5
    paddysdream
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    Only killing a couple of days a week this long time.Blaming a shortage/scarcity of lambs ie not getting enough to justify killing 4 or 5 days a week.

    That said anytime I was there recently(4 times since Christmas) the lairage and the paddocks were full. The last night I brought lambs they had an artic load just landed from Donegal.


  • #6
    Capercaille
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    paddysdream wrote: »
    Only killing a couple of days a week this long time.Blaming a shortage/scarcity of lambs ie not getting enough to justify killing 4 or 5 days a week.

    That said anytime I was there recently(4 times since Christmas) the lairage and the paddocks were full. The last night I brought lambs they had an artic load just landed from Donegal.
    They killed only 1.5 days this week. Before christmas when they should have been flat out they were only killing 2.5 days a week.


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  • #7
    grassroot1
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    ICM must be rubbing their hands, it will not be good news for us in the south east


  • #8
    Cran
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    dave747 wrote: »
    yea they do, bring all the lambs i kill there

    How do you find them Dave any issues with type they want? Pm me if you prefer


  • #9
    tabby aspreme
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    They have been killing Donegal , NI and Kerry lambs in Hacketstown for years, lairage and paddocks fill up on Sunday nights with Donegal and NI lambs for Mondays kill and a load or two up from the south the night before a midweek kill


  • #10
    valtraman
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    Kepack hacketstown have had loads of lambs coming in at night from far flung corners of the country ,never seemed all that bothered about nice local lambs that had only spent less than an hour in transit .Sorry for the workers a bad start to 2014. Does anyone know how long since Duffy's began killing on that site


  • #11
    tabby aspreme
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    valtraman wrote: »
    Kepack hacketstown have had loads of lambs coming in at night from far flung corners of the country ,never seemed all that bothered about nice local lambs that had only spent less than an hour in transit .Sorry for the workers a bad start to 2014. Does anyone know how long since Duffy's began killing on that site

    often wondered what kind of money those sheep from kerry would come into, if a local brought in similar they would have run them, Duffys had a pig factory there I think but for how long I don't know,


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  • #12
    Cran
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    See its been confirmed on IFJ, closing 6th March. Very disappointing for all involved, employees and farmers


  • #13
    sea12
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    Cran wrote: »
    See its been confirmed on IFJ, closing 6th March. Very disappointing for all involved, employees and farmers

    Never noticed that on the paper. What page was it on?
    It was kept quiet.


  • #14
    willfarmerman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭willfarmerman


    Disaster for sector in South East. Camolin ICM are a bad shower. Dept of ag were giving kepak hacketstown a lot of hassle. With back handlers and prompting from ICM I would imagine. The same tactics that were used to close all the small butcher killing facilities around the country


  • #15
    greysides
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    willfarmerman wrote: »
    With back handlers and prompting from ICM I would imagine.

    Have you proof to back that up?

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



  • #16
    willfarmerman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭willfarmerman


    I stress this is my opinion and the opinion of many people in the sector that I talk to. Monopolies and dynasties are rarely built on high morals or fair play. My opinion and no pictures or evidence to display my lord.


  • #17
    rule supreme
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    Does anyone know if kepak hacketstown is been used as a collecting point for sheep and then they transport them to another of there factories .


  • #18
    Cran
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    rule supreme wrote: »
    Does anyone know if kepak hacketstown is been used as a collecting point for sheep and then they transport them to another of there factories .

    It was until recently anyway, they ve called few times looking for lambs


  • #19
    paddysdream
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    rule supreme wrote: »
    Does anyone know if kepak hacketstown is been used as a collecting point for sheep and then they transport them to another of there factories .

    Yeah,they were assembling hogget's there and transporting them to Athleague.Some one told me they had two lorry load the last day.

    No bother for sheep this time of year but wouldn't fancy sending lamb's in May or June when they are just off the ewe's.Couldn't imagine the kill out rate would be as good between waiting in the lairage,transport that distance and maybe another wait to be killed.


  • #20
    willfarmerman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭willfarmerman


    paddysdream wrote: »
    Yeah,they were assembling hogget's there and transporting them to Athleague.Some one told me they had two lorry load the last day.

    No bother for sheep this time of year but wouldn't fancy sending lamb's in May or June when they are just off the ewe's.Couldn't imagine the kill out rate would be as good between waiting in the lairage,transport that distance and maybe another wait to be killed.[/

    I second that.


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