The new facility in Pfizer is designed to allow the Ringaskiddy site to manufacture tailored drugs that will work with your genetic code to beat illnesses.

Pfizer has opened a new $30m (€21.6m) facility at its Ringaskiddy plant that will allow the company to manufacture the next generation of cancer, cholesterol and blood-thinning drugs.

Trainer Rebecca Curtis believes the fact Tony McCoy will be reunited with At Fishers Cross in today’s Wessex Youth Trust Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot is a massive plus.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is axing 150 jobs at one of its plants in Ireland.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is seeking 150 redundancies at its manufacturing plant in Newbridge, Co Kildare.

Drugs giant, Pfizer has announced a further $130m (€100m) investment in its manufacturing facilities here, heralding a significant strengthening of its commitment to its Irish operations.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is to invest €100m at two of its sites in Ireland.

Workers at a Pfizer plant in Co Cork face an agonising wait on the future of 136 jobs.

Quevega wrapped up the Ladbrokes World Series Hurdle at Punchestown for the fourth successive year with another brilliant display.

The Department of Agriculture is to commence an aggressive campaign next week to encourage horse owners to register their premises.

Crossmaglen Rangers 3-09 Pearse Og 0-11

Two Offaly football heavyweights met in today’s county SFC final in Tullamore with Rhode pulling through to claim their 25th title, moving them within one of Tullamore on the honours list.

The three-in-a-row dream for Ballintubber is still alive after their come-from-behind victory over Crossmolina in the Mayo SFC semi-final at Elverys MacHale Park yesterday.

The Mayo senior football camp received a massive boost ahead of the Connacht SFC final in two weeks time when Aidan O’Shea lined out for Breaffy in the county championship yesterday.

Influential defender Aaron Kernan is expected to play no part in Armagh's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Roscommon on Sunday.

More jobs are likely to be lost in the Cork region following the confirmation that Pfizer is to reduce its workforce by 177.

Pfizer is to let 180 workers go at its two Cork plants in Little Island and Ringaskiddy, with staff to be briefed on the job losses later this week.

A man has appeared in a court in the North charged with directing dissident republican terrorism.

Fingal Bay, who missed Cheltenham due to a slight setback, is set to reappear at next month’s John Smith’s Grand National meeting at Aintree.

Grade One winner Reve de Sivola is set to sidelined for 12 months after suffering a tendon injury.

Alan Quirke is back between the posts for Cork who take on Down in this weekend’s Allianz Football League, at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.

Diamond Harry is on course for the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup after recovering from a successful wind operation.

SHOWJUMPINGIRELAND (SJI) intends to ratify the Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) anti-doping and medication programme, despite postponing a meeting of its executive that was due to discuss the final draft yesterday.

Kauto Star’s trainer Paul Nicholls has cast doubt upon the notion Long Run will emerge a much-improved horse when the pair clash yet again in the William Hill King George VI Chase.

PHILIP HOBBS plans to run all of his three possibles in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.

JOCKEY Sam Thomas would not swap Nacarat for any other horse in Saturday’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby.

GLOBAL pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is to invest €145 million on expanding its Dublin-based manufacturing facility, but is yet to decide if it will lead to any job increases.

Wicklow 0-10 Armagh 2-9

Declan McKenna will make his first Championship start for Armagh in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round replay against Wicklow.

MICHEAL MEEHAN returns to the Galway starting lineup for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Meath in one of five changes made by manager Tomás Ó Flatharta following the Connacht semi-final defeat to Mayo.

In selecting his team to face Derry in Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final, Armagh manager Paddy O'Rourke has kept faith with the side that beat Down last time out.

MAYO captain Alan Dillon racked up 1-11 for Ballintubber as the reigning Mayo senior club football champions got the defence of their title off to a flying start.

Armagh 1-15 Down 1-10

Former Mayo player Billy Joe Padden will make his Ulster Championship debut in tomorrow night's quarter-final clash with Down at the Morgan Athletic Grounds (throw-in 7.30pm).

Armagh 1-9 Kerry 1-13

Pfizer have been unable to find a buyer for the Loughbeg and Shanbally facilities in Cork in the last 10 months — meaning the jobs of the 300 workers at the two plants are still in jeopardy.

AN early goal and a strong finish proved decisive for Armagh as they capped their first ever visit to McHale Park, Castlebar with a crucial victory after a frantic Allianz National League tussle.

Mayo 1-10 Armagh 2-10

AMGEN is to purchase Pfizer’s Dun Laoghaire manufacturing facility in a deal that could save 240 jobs.

DIAMOND HARRY has been ruled out of the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

DIAMOND HARRY’S preparations are reported to be going along smoothly ahead of his bid for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup next month.

Diamond Harry is reported to be in good shape as connections look to prepare the Hennessy hero for a tilt at the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

TRAINER Paul Nicholls reports Denman to be at peak form ahead of his bid to become the first horse to win the Hennessy Gold Cup for a third time at Newbury today.