New Dublin Inland Port Terminal could create 80 jobs

South Coast Logistics managing director Richie O’Flynn briefing finance minister Paschal Donohoe on the company's ambitious expansion plans during the minister's visit to the firm's HQ in Fermoy on Thursday.

A leading Irish logistics company has announced multi-million euro plans to develop a new inland port facility in the capital that could create up to 80 jobs over the coming years.

Cork-based South Coast Logistics, which specialises in chemical, waste, and dry bulk logistics, unveiled its plan to develop the new facility as finance minister Paschal Donohoe visited its headquarters in Fermoy on Thursday.

The company’s managing director, Richie O’Flynn, described the expansion as a major milestone for the firm which is celebrating 50 years in business this year. He said: 

The Dublin Inland Port Terminal is a major step — not just for us, but for how Ireland moves materials. 

“We’re proud to support local jobs and invest in the infrastructure of tomorrow.

“It was a privilege to welcome Mr Donohoe to our Fermoy facility and share South Coast’s journey. Our team has worked tirelessly to reach this point.” 

The new inland port facility, which will provide secure tanker and container storage, is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2026.

It is expected to generate over 30 construction jobs, and then facilitate the creation of between 60 and 80 permanent jobs in logistics over the next five years.

Mr O’Flynn took the minister on a tour of their facility at Corrin before briefing him on the company’s growth since 1975 from a modest transport operation into a leader in Irish logistics.

The company counts several major firms such as Tirlán and global pharma companies including Pfizer, among its clients, transporting and storing key bulk ingredients as part of their complex global supply chain systems.

'Minister aware of challenges to Irish firms'

The minister, who was in Fermoy to officially open local Fine Gael TD Noel McCarthy’s constituency office in the Waterside complex, just off Ashe Quay, praised the firm for its ambition but said his visit has reminded him not just of the progress Irish firms have made, but of the challenges they face too.

With the latest threat from US president Donald Trump of 200% tariffs on the pharmaceutical and life science sectors, Mr Donohoe said the government is making the case to the US, through the European Union, that if it wants innovative drugs available at affordable prices, global supply chains are an important part of that. He said: 

The reason those supply chains are present in Ireland is because of the decades of experience and expertise that have been built up here.

“And then, if you want these drugs available across the world, then there is a case to be for them to be made, also in different parts of the world.

“And we are engaging directly with the medicine and life science sector on this, and we've made the case for this issue within the European Union, as the EU and American advance their trade negotiations.”

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