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Cork 2023: Cork at the centre of expansion plans

The past few months have brought significant news of expansion, job creation, and upgrades to the Cork region, with many multinational companies stating a further commitment to the area

Geraldine Crega and Conor Delaney of BioMarin, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD and Minister for Finance Michael McGrath at the BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc facility in Shanbally. Picture: Michael O'Sullivan /OSM PHOTO

Many multinationals based in the county have had a significant presence in the region for decades and are building upon the strong foundations set here.

Biopharmaceutical company BioMarin recently opened the expansion of its Shanbally manufacturing plant. The multinational invested over €38m over four years to develop its largest manufacturing plant outside the EU.

The expansion has seen its manufacturing capacity increase significantly, allowing end-to-end manufacturing for a number of its commercial products and producing ...