160 jobs at risk as US pharma firm closes factory

Up to 160 jobs are at risk at a US pharmaceutical firm which is to close one of its factories in Dublin by the end of 2015.

The closure of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s manufacturing facility in Cruiserath will, according to the company, impact 130 employees.

A further 30 will be affected by the closure of one of the parts of another of its facilities in Swords. That whole plant currently employs 320 people.