Looking back at 2022: December - 80 new jobs for Longford

The primary reason for the visit was the announcement by Technimark of the intention to create 80 new high skilled jobs, as they double the size of the medical manufacturing facility in Longford.

In the white expanse of the purpose built 50,000-square-foot extension An Taoiseach said: “I think this growth represents the potential of Longford into the future.”

It was a day for good news. After a tour of the state-of-the-art facilities at St Christopher's Special School, the Fianna Fáil leader dropped the curtain on a plaque marking the opening of a €4 million sustainable social housing scheme at St Michael’s Court.

Technimark will be investing €26 million to expand the Longford facility's capacity. It will include their first European innovation centre, incorporating office space for designers and engineers as well as a production lab for prototype manufacturing.

“Here is the engine that drives the economy of the wider region,” An Taoiseach said at the announcement of the new jobs.

“We anticipate more people will come into Longford and more people will want to live in Longford,” An Taoiseach Martin said as he addressed the media at the official opening of the local authority's latest social housing development.

The country's political leader was on hand as the new housing project delivered under the Social Housing Capital Investment Programme was unveiled to the public.