A US multinational is to invest €29m at its plant in west Cork and create 70 jobs. Merck, which is known as MSD outside the US, laid off 160 people last year but is planning two new projects at Brinny, near Innishannon, with the support of the IDA. The company operates out of the former Schering-Plough plant develops and manufactures drugs which are used in the treatment of cancer, hepatitis C, Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. In September of last year, the plant’s 520 workers were called to a meeting and 160 redundancies were announced.
