Pfizer is to start making its Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland.
Additionally, 75 new jobs will be created at the pharmaceutical company's facility in Grange Castle, Dublin to help with development.
So Pfizer will start producing substances for the vaccine at the site by the end of the year.
Fantastic news. @Pfizer has decided to produce components for its life saving vaccines in Dublin, creating 75 new jobs next year. A real vote of confidence in Ireland
— Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) May 19, 2021
Meanwhile, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has welcomed the news.
He says it puts Ireland at the heart of the EU’s fight against the pandemic.
