As far as I am aware about 5-600 employees were polish. They are not guaranteed a job with Dell in Poland either. They should have been given option of redundancy or take up position in poland. Polish workers will get about 300 euro per week, equiv in their currency. Whats shocking with the layoffs is the knock on effect it will have on other employment sectors, i.e. delivery men, local shops etc. It has been on the cards for some time now, Apple laid off staff in the past in Cork and then there was Gateway. I seriously question the money government are spending on high end science (smart fund) and research etc. What about upskilling ordinary workers? which was ahat apple did a few years ago.