MSD, one of the biggest pharma companies in Ireland, is creating 200 new jobs at its manufacturing sites in Carlow, Cork and Tipperary.
Some 110 of the jobs will be based in Co Carlow, with 50 in Co Cork and 40 in Co Tipperary.
Ger Carmody, associate vice-president and site lead at MSD in Ballydine, Co Tipperary, said the announcement reflected the critical role that the Irish operations played in its wider global manufacturing network.
“It is a great story for us. We are growing, and we are hoping that will continue into 2017,” Mr Carmody said.
The Irish sites were now involved in the production of more than 60 per cent of MSD’s global top 20 products, he said.