175 jobs are under threat at a medical devices company in Cherrywood business park in Dublin.
Staff at Medtronic were told yesterday the customer care centre there could shut by next June.
A review of the firm after a major merger prompted a potential move of its Irish operations to other European countries -but management say they are open to discussions with workers.
American firm Medtronic paid almost 50 billion dollars to buy Dublin-based surgical supplies group Covidien last year.
Medtronic Inc. became Ireland’s largest company when it started trading on the New York Stock Exchange in January.
The Communications Workers' Union says its members have been left with many questions about their future.
