Eli Lilly Limerick expansion plans include scope for further development 

The company's senior vice president said the site, where it will invest €400m, has "the potential for future expansions" 

The company announced on Friday morning that more than 800 jobs will be created through the building and then the operation of a new facility in Raheen Business Park. File photo: Larry Cummins

Eli Lilly chose Limerick for its latest development over other sites around the world, the pharmaceutical giant’s senior vice president has said.

Darin Moody has also hinted that once the site near Shannon Airport is completed after three years, it could potentially be expanded. Speaking to the Irish Examiner from his base in Indianapolis, USA, he said the company’s decision to invest €400m into Limerick “is the culmination of a global evaluation of potential manufacturing sites”.