Pharma firm expected to announce new investment

Pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly is expected to make a significant announcement about further investment in Ireland later this morning.

The company, which has been operating in Ireland for over 30 years, employs around 700 people in counties Cork, Sligo and Dublin.

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton is due to visit Lilly's Kinsale campus in Cork later, where it is expected he will confirm further expansion plans.