{"id":412378,"date":"2026-04-22T21:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/412378\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:23:08","slug":"pfizer-to-cut-around-100-jobs-at-ringaskiddy-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/412378\/","title":{"rendered":"Pfizer to cut around 100 jobs at Ringaskiddy plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is planning to cut around 100 jobs at its plant in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it made the difficult decision due to an anticipated reduction in volume requirements and changes to the small molecule operations at the site.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pfizer continuously evaluates its manufacturing network to ensure capacity is effectively utilised based on patient needs, projected product demand, and long-term business objectives,&#8221; the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed reductions will impact staff at the Ringaskiddy site during the last quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reducing jobs is always the very last resort and we have been doing all we can to minimise the impact on our people,&#8221; the company said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pfizer said its sites in Ireland have played a key role in its global network, with over $10 billion invested since operations began in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We remain committed to Ireland with approximately 4,500 colleagues in four locations across the country,&#8221; the company said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is planning to cut around 100 jobs at its plant in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-412378","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}