Interruption to energy services would 'immediately' hit medicine supplies, pharma giants warn

Early morning fog covers the Johnson & Johnson manufacturing facility in Cork. Picture: David Creedon

Any interruption to energy services would "immediately" hit medicine supplies, pharmaceutical representatives have warned.

It comes as Ireland's energy regulators warn that the winter will be "tight" in terms of supply and demand, with big energy users set to be hit with "peak demand" tariffs after a plan to build emergency generators did not come to fruition.