Dell Computer announced it will cut 1,900 jobs at its manufacturing site in Limerick in the Ireland.

Dell said the move - which will see production moved to a new factory in Poland - was part of a $3bn global cost-cutting effort. Dell global profits slip because consumers are buying fewer computers as they rein in spending.

Local business leaders predicted the decision would put a further 6,000 jobs in related industries at risk. The remaining 1,100 Dell staff will primarily work in product development, engineering and logistics, focused on supporting overseas manufacturing. The cuts are not set to affect the 1,300 marketing and sales staff at Dell's Cherrywood plant in south Dublin.

Dell opened its first operations in the Irish Republic in 1990, and employed more than 4,500 staff at its peak.

By: DocMemory
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