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Pfizer to cut up to 210 jobs at Irish facilities
RTÉ News ^ | Tuesday, 1 Oct 2024 17:04 | Adam Maguire, Business Journalist

Posted on 10/01/2024 4:43:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Pharmaceutical firm Pfizer is to cut more jobs at its Irish manufacturing facilities, as part of a global cost-cutting program.

It is understood that up to 210 jobs will go across its facilities in Grange Castle in Dublin, Ringaskiddy in Cork, and Newbridge in Kildare. […]

They are part of a $1.5 billion cost-cutting program announced by Pfizer in May.

This followed on from a larger, $3.5 billion cuts program which saw 100 jobs go at its Newbridge facility last year.

Pfizer employs around 5,000 people in Ireland across five locations. …

(Excerpt) Read more at rte.ie ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: fartyshadesofgreen; ireland; pfizer; poeticjustice

1 posted on 10/01/2024 4:43:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Pffft, 210? BFD. There are 100k Pfizer employees. 50k would be a start for the hell they have brought.


2 posted on 10/01/2024 4:49:32 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: DAC21; Olog-hai
They are part of a $1.5 billion cost-cutting program announced by Pfizer in May.

After 2 or 3 years of record profits they need to cut cost?!

The CEO must be worried he is not going to meet his bonus goals.

3 posted on 10/01/2024 4:53:57 PM PDT by Pontiac (esse welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac

They should do a buy one get one free sale.


4 posted on 10/01/2024 5:05:15 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Olog-hai

Ireland has had a good long run on toll pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing. It’s time is up. Serious taxation policies that were preferential to setting up shop in Ireland have been outmatched in new facilities and efficiencies in other places, specifically Mumbai, India.


5 posted on 10/01/2024 5:05:17 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: blackdog

Ireland is antiIsrael.


6 posted on 10/01/2024 5:08:37 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 ( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began)
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To: Olog-hai
Jesus, Joseph, and Mary! There go me Lucky Charms!


7 posted on 10/01/2024 5:19:25 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. -- Psalm 106)
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To: monkeyshine

Clot shots?
;)


8 posted on 10/01/2024 5:21:10 PM PDT by Pontiac (esse welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Not a thing in Ireland. And that’s aside from the EUSSR “warnings” on certain food colorants that they claim might be carcinogenic.


9 posted on 10/01/2024 5:24:29 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Pontiac

yep
about 7 states attorney generals are fixing to sue the pants off of pfizer


10 posted on 10/01/2024 5:53:56 PM PDT by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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To: Olog-hai

11 posted on 10/01/2024 7:10:43 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: Olog-hai
One does not suspect that Pfizer is, any at all, your Pfriend.

At all.

12 posted on 10/01/2024 7:43:43 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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