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Wed 12 Dec 2007Galway plant to close with loss of nearly 500 jobsNearly 500 people face losing their jobs when one of the State's biggest multinational investors closes a manufacturing plant in Galway next year.Pharmaceutical and medical devices group Abbott told workers at its Galway facility yesterday it intends closing the plant as part of a plan that will see it cut about 1,200 jobs worldwide.