Johnson and Johnson announce 100 Limerick jobs

A hundred people are being hired by a division of Johnson and Johnson in Limerick.

Information Technology Shared Services is recruiting for a new development centre at the National Technology Park in Plassey.

Johnson and Johnson already employs around 2,000 people across the country, including 900 in Limerick, where they make Acuvue contact lenses.

Recruitment for the new positions is getting underway immediately and they are expected to be filled over the next two years.