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2700 face axe as Waterford crystal firm fails

Around 2700 jobs are under threat at Waterford Wedgwood after the historic crystal and china maker became the latest big-name casualty of the economic turndown.

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MARIANNE TAYLOR

AROUND 2700 jobs are under threat at Waterford Wedgwood after the historic crystal and china maker became the latest big-name casualty of the economic turndown.