Jobs boost for Cork as Irish cosmetics firms announces €7.5m expansion

Yves Rocher, the French skincare company, ceased operations in Cork last year, transferring production to Brittany, with the loss of 60 jobs.

An Irish cosmetics manufacturer plans to create 90 jobs through a €7.5m investment which was announced at the official opening of its new facility in Cork today..

Mayo-based Cosmetic Creations Ltd revealed its ambitious expansion plans as the Tánaiste Simon Coveney visited its new Cork campus in the former Yves Rocher plant in the Kilbarry Industrial Estate on the north side of the city.