Graduate jobs and job creation in Ireland and Northern Ireland

The latest news stories from GradIreland about graduate jobs and job creation in Ireland and Northern Ireland (March 2011).

Business/Financial

Irish Times 30 March: Networking website LinkedIn www.linkedin.com is to create 100 jobs in Dublin. Positions will be in sales, business development, marketing, customer services, finance, HR and operations. http://tinyurl.ie/3wp

Irish Times 24 March: Dublin based Smith & Williamson Freaney www.swf.ie is to create over a dozen jobs in its investment and pensions section. http://tinyurl.ie/3ty

Irish Independent 23 March: Deloitte www.deloitte.com is to create 125 jobs in Belfast over the next two years. These jobs will be for both experienced consultants and graduates http://tinyurl.ie/3tz
RTE 21 March: First Ireland, an independent insurance broker, has announced the creation of 15 sales jobs in Dublin http://tinyurl.ie/3u0

Irish Times 7 March: Galway-based financial services provider Acorn Life www.acornlife.ie is creating 150 new jobs http://tinyurl.ie/3u1

Inside Ireland 2 March: Newry-based First Derivatives www.firstderivatives.com is to create almost 360 jobs over the next three years. 347 of which will be consultancy and operations posts and 12 managerial. http://tinyurl.ie/3u2


Computers/ICT

Inside Ireland 28 March: Hewlett Packard www.HP.com/go/jobs is to create an unspecified number of jobs for highly skilled technology professionals in Belfast. http://tinyurl.ie/3vb

RTE 23 March: A joint venture between Zagg www.zagg.com makers of accessories for electronic products, and a County Clare firm will mean 140 jobs by the end of next year, and 300 by the end of 2014. http://tinyurl.ie/3u8

RTE 22 March: Communications company Three www.three.ie announced 50 jobs in finance, product development and sales. Jobs will be nationwide as well as in head office http://tinyurl.ie/3u9

RTE 15 March: Online games company ZeniMax www.zenimax.com is to set up a customer support centre in Galway, and is expected to create hundreds of jobs over the next few years.http://tinyurl.ie/3ua

Inside Ireland 15 March: Data warehousing and business intelligence firm Teradata www.teradata.com is to create 30 new jobs in Dublin. http://tinyurl.ie/3ub

Irish Independent 11 March: Belfast based Aepona www.aepona.com is developing new mobile and web-based applications and will create at least ten jobs http://tinyurl.ie/3uc

Irish Times 4 March: 40 jobs are to be created with the establishment of six start-up companies supported by the DCU Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship. www.ryanacademy.ie http://tinyurl.ie/3ud

Inside Ireland 1 March: Schrader Electronics www.schraderelectronics.com is to create 130 jobs in Antrim http://tinyurl.ie/3ue

Construction

RTE 30 March: According to Treasury Holdings 350 people will be employed in the construction of the new Sligo Town Centre development http://tinyurl.ie/3wo


Engineering/Manufacturing

Inside Ireland 28 March: Global energy firm GE, who operate power plants in Galway and Cork, are to create 20 engineering and IT jobs. http://tinyurl.ie/3vf

RTE 24 March: The Metal Improvement Company www.metalimprovement.com has announced 20 technical manufacturing jobs in Galway. A further 20-30 jobs are planned by 2015. http://tinyurl.ie/3ui

Irish Times 18 March: Kildare-based wind and solar energy company Natural Power Company www.naturalpower.com is to create 50 highly-skilled positions. http://tinyurl.ie/3uh

Inside Ireland 18 March: Carlow-based Hi-Spec Engineering, www.hispec.net announced a new joint venture with Europe Dairy Systems, www.europedairysystems.com creating 12 jobs. http://tinyurl.ie/3uj

Inside Ireland 18 March: Forklift manufacturer Combilift www.combilift.com it is to create 25 jobs in Monaghan http://tinyurl.ie/3uj

Inside Ireland 10 March: Terex Corporation www.terex.com is to provide 35 highly skilled positions in Dungannon. http://tinyurl.ie/3un

Food industry

Inside Ireland 21 March: Dublin firm Kooky Dough www.kookydough.ie, is creating ten new jobs. http://tinyurl.ie/3tx

Inside Ireland 13 March: Monaghan Mushrooms www.monaghan-mushrooms.com is to recruit 20 graduates in a range of disciplines. The graduates will also participate in a Training Programme http://tinyurl.ie/3u3


General

Irish Examiner 28 March: According to KPMG Business Outlook Survey www.kpmg.com the manufacturing and services sectors are more confident in their future prospects with an increase in employment levels anticipated. http://tinyurl.ie/3vc

Irish Examiner 8 March: The number of job vacancies for professionals rose 26% in the year to end February, according to the Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor. www.morganmckinley.com This year-on-year increase suggests business confidence is improving across the professional jobs market. http://tinyurl.ie/3u6


Hospitality

Inside Ireland 23 March: Three Domino’s Pizza stores www.dominos.co.uk are to open in the North creating 100 jobs in Larne, Armagh and Carrickfergus. http://tinyurl.ie/3ve

Irish Times 21 March: The Castlemartyr Resort in Cork, www.castlemartyrresort.ie is to recruit 30 new staff in catering, sales and general hotel management. http://tinyurl.ie/3uf

RTE 13 March: The Dinn Rí Group www.dinnri.com is to create 130 jobs following its purchase of a number of venues in Waterford. http://tinyurl.ie/3ug

Medical/pharmaceuticals

Irish Times 18 March: 250 new jobs are being created at Randox Laboratories www.randox.com a bio-technology company in Co Antrim. http://tinyurl.ie/3uk

RTE 16 March: Almost 300 jobs were announced for Kerry, as part of the first phase of the development of a Global Pharmaceutical Centre of Excellence (GPCE). www.gpce.ie Jobs were announced by the International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI), www.i-pri.org Global Research Services (GRS), www.grs-cro.com and Optivia Biotechnology. www.optiviabio.com Positions are mainly in R&D http://tinyurl.ie/3ul

RTE 11 March: Biotechnology company, Amgen www.amgen.com is to buy Pfizer's www.pfizer.ie plant at Dun Laoghaire, securing 280 jobs. http://tinyurl.ie/3um

Inside Ireland 10 March: Dow Chemical Company www.dow.com is to create up to 25 jobs at a new facility in the Northern Ireland Science Park. http://tinyurl.ie/3un

Inside Ireland 2 March: Kelcourt Plastics www.kelcourt.com is to create 55 jobs with the opening of a manufacturing operation in Tullamore. http://tinyurl.ie/3uo

Recruitment

Irish Examiner 18 March: Recruitment firm Hays www.hays.ie is hiring 40 graduates to work in offices in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway. http://tinyurl.ie/3up

Retail

Irish Independent 28 March: SuperValu is to create 400 jobs this year as it plans to expand 34 stores and open new stores in Mountmellick, and Manorhamilton. http://tinyurl.ie/3vg

Inside Ireland 2 March: Retail group Bestseller www.bestseller.com are to expand in Ireland with the creation of over 200 jobs. The group are to acquire up to 30 new stores nationwide. http://tinyurl.ie/3uq