IRISH SPORTSWEAR COMPANY O’Neills have announced they will start manufacturing scrubs to help healthcare staff during the Covid-19 crisis.
With the sporting world in lockdown after action has been halted in recent weeks, O’Neills have this afternoon announced they will be supporting frontline workers in this way.
A statement on the company’s official Twitter account read:
“With immediate effect, O’Neills are manufacturing scrubs for the Health and Social Care Trusts.
“The health and safety of our workers is paramount. We are observing government hygiene and distancing protocol.
“We are delighted to support the work of frontline healthcare staff.”
With immediate effect, O’Neills are manufacturing scrubs for the Health and Social Care Trusts.
— O'Neills (@ONeills1918) March 23, 2020
The health and safety of our workers is paramount. We are observing government hygiene and distancing protocol.
We are delighted to support the work of frontline healthcare staff. pic.twitter.com/oZJwNR5ek9
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Great stuff, it’s war time so make the things we desperately need and keep more staff in employment.
@mrbryanrussell: Excellent analogy Bryan, my grandfather used to tell me stories about life during WW2, so many businesses now are trying to adapt to keep people in a job, exactly how it was in the 1940s in the UK.
Fair play! Keep your employees working and do something good
Classy
Well done we also have a huge pharma industry presence in this country and medical devices can they work to producing what is needed by way of oxygen inhalers and other stuff that is required
@Joan Doyle: pharma company’s are only interested in making money. They have no interest in helping anyone except shareholders.
@Shimo Tbay: This virus effects shareholder too you know
@Joan Doyle: Yes agree Joan …
Medtronic one of the largest Medical Device Manufacturers in the world and which already employs 4000 people here in Ireland , announced on last Friday that it intends to double the size of workforce asap at its Galway Ventilator Manufacturing plant .. and it will soon operate on 24HR / 7day versus previous 5 day week basis basis … in order to ramp up ventilator production…to meet global demand
Even before this Covid Crises, Ireland already produced 50% of the world’s Ventilators … so we have have skills and some key technologies in this country not just to help the people of Ireland … to but also help medical teams across the world….to fight Covid19 !!
So that why when you here some people… calling for factories to close …they really need to cop themselves on …. there are many critical industries across Ireland that can help in the fight against the Covid19 crises….
Yes of course there lots of things that are not critical …e.g. nail bars, beauticians , bookies and other such service industries which should be closed ( many have of their own accord ) as people tend congregate their ..so its hard ( impossible) to keep a safe critical distance… and thus these environments are a risk to society at present.
@Shimo Tbay: well there is that , but they’re also run by people , there’s no point trying to convert a factory making artificial hips or Viagra into one making ventilators and anti inflamitorys , it’d probably take many many months,
If there is scope for them to do so they probably will ..
@Joan Doyle: they already are.. something like half of all ventilators across Europe come from Ireland. Medtronic’s are looking to hire more staff to help meet demand. There’s also a team working on a 3d printable version that only takes 15mins to assemble.
@Shimo Tbay: so manufacturing hundreds of ventilators would not make money? The first ‘big pharma’ (whatever that is) company to produce a vaccine will make billions. Daft comment.
Fair play to O’Neill’s
Will they carry the logo? County colours maybe?
WELL DONE
I don’t want no scrubs