French firm to create 267 jobs in Kilkenny and Wicklow

A leading French pharmaceutical company has announced plans to create 267 new jobs in Kilkenny and Wicklow over the coming years.

Servier says 155 of the jobs will be created at a new €115m facility in Belview, on the Kilkenny/Waterford border.

The other 112 will be created as part of a €69m expansion of its existing operations in Arklow, where 206 people are currently employed.