Johnson & Johnson investing €35m to expand contact lens manufacturing in Limerick

Expansion will see the company create 200 jobs over the next three years including construction roles

Minister of State Niall Collins pictured with John Fitzgibbon, Operations Director, Johnson & Johnson Vision in Ireland and Mary Buckley, Executive Director, IDA Ireland at the Johnson & Johnson Vision Care site in Limerick. Picture: Liam Burke, Press 22 Photography

Johnson & Johnson has announced a €35m investment in its Limerick facility that will see the company create 200 jobs over the next three years.

Johnson & Johnson Vision, the pharmaceutical giant's eye health division, is expanding contact lens manufacturing at the site to address growing demand for its intraocular lenses.