Industry Ringaskiddy is an important industrial centre, particularly for pharmaceutical companies such as
Centocor,
GlaxoSmithKline,
Hovione,
Novartis,
Pfizer, and Recordati. Most of the world's supply of the
erection-treatment drug
Viagra is manufactured there. As of 2021, more than 3,800 people were reportedly employed in the Ringaskiddy area. The
Port of Cork facilities at Ringaskiddy handle much of the vehicle imports for the southern part of Ireland, with 34,000 trade vehicles imported through Cork in 2017.
Incinerator proposal An application to build a domestic waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy was rejected by
An Bord Pleanála in 2011. The incinerator's proposed owners, Indaver Ireland, said the facility would relieve pressure on landfill, while locals and environmentalists feared the incinerator would impact on public health and the environment in the area. Indaver Ireland said that they had not abandoned their plans, and in 2018 were granted planning permission for the plant. However, this decision was subject to a legal challenge and, as of 2021, the High Court was due to rule on whether An Bord Pleanála could reconsider its permission decision, or if the entire planning process had to be restarted. ==Amenities==