Ireland and Cork have great short-term opportunities following the fallout from Brexit — but have no doubt that the UK will fight back aggressively, especially for foreign direct investment.

This week’s announcement of a $100m investment in Pfizer plants in Dublin and Ringaskiddy is a positive move in a sector hit by consolidation and the lapse of patents on big-selling drugs like Viagra and Lipitor, reports Kyran FitzGerald