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The Explainer: What the Covid-19 clusters tell us about the meat industry in Ireland

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This week’s episode of the podcast discusses how meat plants work and how staff are treated

ON 7 AUGUST, new restrictions for Kildare, Laois and Offaly kicked in in order to curb Covid-19 rates in the counties.

The issue has shone a light on the conditions in meat plants and how they might be contributing towards the clusters. She talks Sinéad O’Carroll through how the clusters emerged; how important the meat processing industry is to Ireland; the conditions inside the plants; and the issues that staff might face.

 

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