The city of Kilkenny, located in the southeast of Ireland, is set to become a hub for medical device manufacturing with the groundbreaking of a €440 million factory set to take place this morning. The new facility will span 200,000 square feet and will manufacture high-tech medical devices for use in hospitals and healthcare facilities around the world. This major investment is set to create hundreds of new jobs in the area and highlights the growing importance of Ireland in the global medical device industry.
This morning marks the beginning of construction on a new €440 million medical devices factory in Kilkenny.
The new Abbott facility is expected to create over 800 local jobs once completed.
Minister Simon Harris will represent the government at the groundbreaking ceremony at Danville Business Park in Loughboy.
The project is set to support hundreds of construction jobs over the next couple of years, offering a significant economic boost to the region.
The 30,000 square-meter factory will manufacture the Freestyle Libre 3 product, which monitors glucose levels for diabetics.
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As the groundbreaking on this €440million medical devices factory commences in Kilkenny, the future of healthcare innovation in Ireland becomes brighter than ever before. This facility promises to be a game-changer, offering world-class manufacturing capabilities for life-saving medical technologies that will benefit millions of people across the globe. With construction underway, we can look forward to a new era of medical device innovation in Ireland, and a brighter future for patients everywhere.
