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L-R: Mike Glennon (Glennon Brothers), Minister Tom Hayes, Department of Forestry and Mr Pat Glennon (Glennon Brothers).

Minister Tom Hayes went on one of his first public outings as Minister on a recent tour of the Glennon Brothers sawmill in Fermoy with joint managing directors, Mike and Pat Glennon.

The Glennon brothers invited the Minister to highlight to him how important the sawmill sector is to the Irish economy.

Mike thanked the Minister for taking the time to visit the plant and seeing firsthand what they contribute to the economy.

"We were delighted with the opportunity to show Minister Hayes the progress of the €12 million capital investment programme in value added processing on our Fermoy site. We look forward to working with the Minister to promote and develop the Irish sawmilling sector and the wider Irish forest product sector over the coming years," Pat Glennon added.

Minister Tom Hayes commended Mike and Pat for all they have achieved so far and said that he looks forward to working with them to help the forestry sector to progress and grow.

"I would like to congratulate Glennon Brothers on a landmark 100 years in business and surviving and thriving in the construction sector, a difficult sector in recent years. The scale of the operation in Fermoy and the positivity and enterprise of the staff impressed me during my visit. I look forward to working with the forestry and forest products sector to ensure there is a continued supply of raw material to Ireland's sawmills," Minister Hayes said.

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