Keelings issue updated statement on workers flown in from Bulgaria | JOE.ie

With the controversy showing no signs of dying down, Keelings issued an updated statement on Friday in an attempt to provide some clarity on the matter and to “acknowledge that our communication to the public should have been both faster & more detailed during this Covid crisis”.

“Ryanair and Dublin Airport can confirm that all regulations were adhered to. They were taken straight to their housing. In accordance with HSE guidelines, they cannot work for 14 days after their arrival and their movements are restricted. For the last 20 years, most of the company’s seasonal work, Keelings said, has been carried out by experienced horticultural workers from other EU countries, often from Poland, Latvia and, on this occasion, Bulgaria.

“This year we recruited in the usual manner over the winter and commenced our job offers at the end of October 2019 to experienced horticultural workers to ensure our Irish harvest,” the statement read.

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