Pádraig Hoare: The Monday Interview - Big pharma talks up its local roots

GSK in Dungarvan produces more than six billion tablets for the global market every year. Country manager of GSK Consumer Healthcare Ireland, Dave Barrett tells Pádraig Hoare why its Irish plants are key

GSK in Dungarvan produces more than six billion tablets for the global market every year. Country manager of GSK Consumer Healthcare Ireland, Dave Barrett tells Pádraig Hoare why its Irish plants are key

In an era where big pharma is viewed with as much scepticism in the media as the political establishment or the banking sector, GSK Consumer Healthcare Ireland believes boosting its 1,800 staff in Dungarvan, Sligo, Cork and Dublin is a way to heighten public trust.