New jobs are set to be created over the next few months.
Staff being let go from an Offaly medical device plant will be unaffected by the news a new pharmaceutical company will be taking over the premise.
Steris will be buying the soon to be vacant Cardinal Health plant in the Sragh Business Park in Tullamore.
The deal is expected completed by June, with Cardinal Health expected have wound down its operations by then.
It had employed around 350 staff up to August of 2024 when its decision to close was announced.
Offaly TD Tony McCormack says some staff are being kept on to help Cardinal Health's operations in Costa Rica and Mexico:
Independent TD for Offaly, Carol Nolan is welcoming the news saying:
"It is vital that the site remains in active industrial use to further strengthen Tullamore as a hub for med-tech and life sciences in the Midlands.
It's very positive news for the town, for Offaly and for the hundreds of families who rely on quality manufacturing jobs in our community.”
Midlands Man Accused Of €200k Multi-Victim Fraud Appears In Court
Offaly County Council Rejects Midlands Wind Farm Plans
Westmeath Town Secures Approval For 94-House Development
Housing Chair Suggests Redeploying Planning Staff To County Councils
Irish Cancer Society Roadshow Returns To Westmeath
Renters Facing Historic Cost Increase
Civil Registry Services In Offaly Town Fully Restored
Duo Jailed For 11 Years For €14m Cocaine Haul In Laois
Water Supply Returning To Westmeath Town
Midlands Student Wins International Science Award
Plans To Set Up Cafe For Dementia Patients In Offaly
Carlow College Set To Gradually Wind Down Operations
FF and FG Councillors Say They Did Support Offaly Hospice In HSE Dispute
Gardai Appeal For Witnesses Over Theft Of Construction Equipment Worth €40k In Offaly
Parents Of Children With ADHD Invited To Support Workshop
Westmeath Records Dismal Septic Tank Record With EPA
Midlands TD Calls For Emergency Ban On Rent Increases
Midlands Shine At Irish Restaurant Awards With Multiple Leinster Wins
Taoiseach Condemns Detention Of Irish Activists Aboard Gaza-Bound Flotilla
IFA Slams EU Carbon Tariff On Fertiliser Ahead Of New Action Plan