Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK ) is cutting about 6 percent of its workforce in Ireland, according to news reports out of the Emerald Isle.
The RTE News service said the company will be consolidating two plants in the town of Carrigtwohill in the northeast section of the country, resulting in about 142 layoffs. Announcements were made in a series of meetings at the facilities, according to the news service.