Jobs boost for GSK plant in Dungarvan

GOOD news for the town of Dungarvan — and for smokers worldwide — was unveiled yesterday evening at the GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical plant.

Fifty jobs will be created in the west Waterford town through a €30 million investment programme, which will concentrate on the production of a new product aimed at smokers who want to kick the habit.

The announcement was made as Social Affairs Minister Martin Cullen officially opened a separate, recently completed, €23m expansion at the company’s site.