Northern Ireland pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott, previously known as Galen Holdings PLC, has announced its latest quarterly results for the period ended June 30.

Pharmaceuticals group Galen – based in Craigavon in Northern Ireland – has been given a US patent for its chewable oral contraceptive Ovcon 35.

GALEN’S US-based takeover suitor Barr Laboratories will have to pay over €2 billion, as the Northern Irish pharmaceutical company becomes the latest company lining up to quit the Irish Stock Exchange.

The ISEQ reacted negatively to yesterday’s Budget

THE Irish index of shares rose marginally yesterday, gaining 4.23 points to close at 4105.42.