1,500 applicants for 300 hi-tech jobs

Almost 1,500 graduates have applied for just 300 hi-tech jobs at Regeneron in Limerick.

The biopharmaceutical company which is to move into the former Dell manufacturing plant in the city as part of a €220m investment, says it has received 1,436 applications from third-level graduates — almost five times the number of jobs on offer.

So far, Regeneron has interviewed 147 candidates and made 34 job offers.