Medical firm to create 100 jobs 05/09/2008 - 16:12:12
A high-tech medical company is set to announce the creation of more than 100 jobs for Cork next week.
An international company, based in the city suburbs, is set to create 100-plus jobs. The company works in the medical sector and it is believed the jobs will all be highly specialised and well paid.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin, is expected to reveal details of the job creation next Thursday, and it is believed the availability of a highly skilled workforce in the Cork area was a key factor in the company’s decision to locate there.
The news is a boost for Cork and for the medical/pharmaceutical sector, as Pfizer is to close its Little Island plant next year, with the loss of 180 jobs. There are still fears a further 300 jobs could go at the company’s Loughbeg plant in Ringaskiddy if it is not sold in the coming months.
The news emerged yesterday when Industrial Development Agency (IDA) chief executive Barry O’Leary appeared before the joint Oireachtas committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Mr O’Leary said the IDA plans to make a “positive jobs announcement” for Cork next week.
Cork South Central TD Michael McGrath, who questioned him at the committee, said he had asked Mr O’Leary for a reassurance the IDA was doing everything it could to develop the pharmaceutical industry in Cork.
“I look forward to learning the details over the next few days and I would like to wish the IDA continued success in marketing Cork for further inward investment into the future,” he said.
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