200 new jobs have been announced for Dublin. A further 800 construction jobs will be created in the development by Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Blanchardstown in the west of the city.
The €450m development is the second phase for the company, which started operations here in 2013.
Phase one is currently under construction and staff numbers here in Dublin and in Athlone have already reached 170 of a planned 300.
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Total employment by the company at the end of 2019 will be 500.
This development is one of the largest in healthcare in Ireland.
The company says it chose the site near the Institute of Technology in Blanchardstown because of the level of graduates and research and development opportunities it offers.
