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Concern For US Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plants In Cork After Comments Made By US President

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

04:08 5 May 2020


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Donald Trump has vowed to bring US pharmaceutical manufacturing back to America, making specific reference to Ireland

Controversial comments by US President Donald Trump at the weekend about the operation of US pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Ireland have sparked some concern

On Sunday night the President promised to bring US pharmaceutical manufacturing back to America, making specific reference to Ireland.

Speaking during an interview on Fox News he repeated his promise to move US pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the States saying we're bringing the whole supply chain back

Over 14,000 people are employed in pharmaceutical, biopharma and medical technology companies across Cork such as Eli Lilly, Pfizer, MSD, and Janssen

UCC Economist Seamus Coffey says his comments will cause some concerns for Ireland should Donald Trump be re-elected in November

Speaking to RedFM News he says any change implemented by the US President would take a number of years to impact on Cork

Concern For US Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plants In Cork After Comments Made By US President

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