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Botox: It's not just used for aesthetic purposes - it has been approved for use in treatment of chronic migraine and other medical ailments AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin/PA Images

Increase in Botox use to create 200 jobs in Mayo

As the product begins to be used to treat medical ailments, Allergan announces expansion to its Westport manufacturing plant.

AROUND 200 JOBS are to be created over the next four years in Co Mayo – because demand for Botox is growing.

Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland today announced that they are investing €350m in expanding development and manufacturing at its company site in Westport, Co Mayo. This will create around 200 new jobs over four years at the unit, while 250 other “indirect jobs” should be available for the period of construction.

The managing director of Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland, Pat O’Donnell, said that the company was anticipating that the demand for Botox would “continue to grow, fuelled by recent approvals of the product for the treatment of neurogenic detrusor overactivity and the treatment of chronic migraine“.

Planning for the expansion is beginning now and it is expected to be located on the Technology Park, beside the current Allergan site. O’Donnell said:

I would like to recognise the work of the IDA and local agencies for having the vision to develop the Technology Park and for agreeing to our acquisition of these facilities which will allow us to meet our current and future growth plans.

Allergan already employs around 900 people in Ireland and, according to the IDA, “invests an average of €25m capital expenditure per annum in Ireland”.

Meanwhile, Accenture management consultancy has announced it is to create 100 new technology jobs, some of which will be open to new graduates.

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    Jan 9th 2012, 11:27 AM

    Great news

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    Mute Ted Power
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    Jan 9th 2012, 12:34 PM

    Up Mayo!

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    Jan 9th 2012, 12:10 PM

    This is great news, especially for the thousands of ordinary decent construction workers & professionals who’ve lost their jobs in the past 3 years. I really hope we get more of this in 2012.

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    Jan 9th 2012, 11:28 AM

    Mayo God help us! ;) Nah seriously, good for job creation in the West!!

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    Jan 9th 2012, 2:24 PM

    This is the same Allergan that moved their factory operations in Arklow Co Wicklow to Costa Rica for cheaper labour with the loss of 400 plus jobs.

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    Jan 9th 2012, 12:19 PM

    About time! :) Hows about 200 IT jobs then! :)

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    Jan 9th 2012, 2:47 PM

    100 @ Accenture. Your wish is my command. Not that I had anything to do with it

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    Mute Aidan Gill
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    Jan 9th 2012, 6:16 PM

    In the West, 100′s of IT jobs in Dublin already, not much used to the rest of us! :D

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    Jan 10th 2012, 8:53 AM

    @Aidan then do something about it instead of complaining, set up your own company

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    Jan 9th 2012, 1:02 PM

    Botox for the west great news for jobs bollox for the rest of us

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    Jan 9th 2012, 1:36 PM

    Was that a typo? you meant botox for the rest of us?

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    Jan 9th 2012, 6:49 PM

    Mayo… Now officially the Botox capital of the world :0)

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    Jan 10th 2012, 1:20 AM

    No doubt giving the local economy a much needed up-lift lol

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