Stakeholders met to discuss options for the future of the site yesterday evening.
There's confidence a suitable replacement for a closing Offaly manufacturing plant can be found.
The Enterprise Minister met with stakeholders yesterday evening to discuss plans for the future of the site where Cardinal Health is based in Tullamore.
More than 300 jobs will be lost when the plant closes in 2026, with a wind-down of operations to begin next April.
Fianna Fáil Councillor and member of Tullamore Chamber, Tony McCormack, says it was agreed the site has great potential for any medical device company:
Meanwhile, the European Commission has confirmed EU supports are available to workers impacted by the impending closure of the plant.
Ahead of yesterday's meeting, Midlands North West MEP, Ciaran Mullooly, says he's updated workers of the supports available from the EU Globalisation Fund:
While Enterprise Minister, Longford Westmeath TD, Peter Burke, says the area has a lot going for it:
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