440 jobs to be lost at Viatris’ Dublin plant

Group's Irish operations in Galway and Cork not thought to be affected by "restructuring initiative" 

The Mylan Pharmaceutical/ Viatris plant in Baldoyle, Dublin pictured this evening, where 450 staff are to lose their jobs over the coming two years. Picture: Colin Keegan

US pharmaceutical company Viatris is to close its manufacturing plant in Dublin as part of a “restructuring initiative” which is set to result in the loss of 440 jobs by 2022.

Viatris, which was recently created by Pfizer combining drugs made by its Upjohn unit in Cork and rival drugmaker Mylan, is to shut down its plant in Baldoyle over the next two years.