Pfizer has announced the loss of 150 jobs in Co Kildare.
The pharmaceutical giant will make the redundancies at its facility in Newbridge by March of next year - and itÂ’s also announced itÂ’s closing the plantÂ’s packaging operation in 2015.
PfizerÂ’s Vice President Paul Duffy says the company needs to scale back its workforce as key patents expire - and competition from generic drugs increases.
The President of Newbridge Chamber of Commerce David OÂ’Reilly says the town is devastated by the news:
