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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Fate | Original factory closed 1980, brand sold on |
| Successor | Hazelbrook Confectionery (after L.C. Confectionery) |
| Headquarters | Urney, County Tyrone (1919-1924) Tallaght, Dublin (1924-1980) Brand successors - Newbridge, County Kildare (1980 to date), Trinidad and Tobago (ABI - Catch) |
Key people | Eileen Gallagher Harry Gallagher Redmond Gallagher |
Urney Chocolates (colloquially known as Urneys) was an Irish confectionery manufacturing business founded by the Gallagher family in County Tyrone, which once operated one of the largest chocolate factories in Europe. After being sold as a going concern, ultimately to what would become Unilever, the factory closed in 1980. The brand was later operated by L.C. Confectionery Ltd., and is now handled by Hazelbrook Confectionery, based in County Kildare, Ireland.