Pfizer to cut more than 200 jobs at three sites including Cork

Drug giant Pfizer has today announced proposed job cuts at three of its sites in Ireland, including Cork.

It’s understood approximately 210 positions will go in total across its facility in Ringaskiddy; Grange Castle, in west Dublin and Newbridge, in Kildare.

Pfizer said it recently launched a multi-year, multi-phased programme designed to assess the efficiency of its manufacturing “focused on finding operational efficiencies to increase productivity within the network”.

“As part of this process, we’ve conducted a series of evaluations and have proposed a reduction in the number of people supporting our overall manufacturing operations in Ireland," a spokesperson for the group’s Irish business said.

“These proposals impact colleagues across the Grange Castle, Ringaskiddy and Newbridge sites during the last quarter of 2024 and into 2025.

“Reducing jobs is always the very last resort and we have been doing all we can to reduce costs elsewhere and minimize the impact on our people.

“We are actively engaging with colleagues and their representatives, and all job-related decisions will be made with transparency, respect, and in compliance with all applicable laws.” 

For over 55 years, the spokesperson said, Pfizer sites in Ireland “have played a key role in the global network", manufacturing many of its leading and newest medicines. 

“We have invested $9 billion since operations began in 1969 and continue to expand with construction underway for our $1.3 billion investment into Grange Castle, projected to create a substantial number of new roles at the site by 2027,” they added.