LMI for Ireland and Northern Ireland (September 2011) from GradIreland.com
Business/finance
Financial services firm Japan Research Institute America is to set up a software development operation in Tralee creating 100 skilled jobs. Irish Examiner 30 September
PwC is to create 247 jobs in Northern Ireland by developing three new centres of excellence at its Belfast headquarters. Irish Times 30 September
Financial company Capita has announced more than 300 new jobs in Belfast over the next four years. The new jobs will include management and supervisory positions. Irish Times 27 September
Business information company Dun & Bradstreet is expanding its Dublin operations with the creation of 75 jobs. Positions include researchers, software developers, analysts and support staff. RTE 27 September
PwC is to recruit almost 300 new staff. 250 of these will be part of its graduate recruitment programme; another 40 are for professionally qualified people to fill ‘strategic roles’ across the company. Most of the new jobs for professionals will be in its Dublin office. Irish Independent 26 September
Audi Waterford has announced the creation of 30 new jobs over the next two years. Inside Ireland 21 September
Saltworks are looking to employ 50 drivers over the winter to salt private, residential and commercial car parks in Northern Ireland. Inside Ireland 21 September
Global outsourcing provider Arvato is to create 150 positions in its finance division in Dublin. Irish Times 21 September
Recruitment firm Sigmar is to create 50 new jobs over the next year. RTE 7 September
Deloitte is to offer 215 positions for graduates in the Dublin, Cork and Limerick offices. RTE 5 September
Galway-based outsourced sales company SalesSense International is to create 65 new posts. Irish Times 5 September
Construction
Google is to invest in a new energy efficient data centre in west Dublin. Some 200 jobs will be created with the construction of the centre. Irish Times 30 September
The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that on an annual basis, the Construction industry has declined by 23.4% in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same time last year. RTE 23 September
Distribution
Allied Logistics part of distribution and energy group DCC, is planning to cut its workforce by 175. Irish Times 15 September
ICT
30 jobs, including computer technicians, electrical and mechanical engineers, will be created when Google’s new data centre in Dublin is up and running. Irish Times 30 September
Dublin based AMPAC-ISP is to develop the next generation of rocket engine technologies creating 15 new jobs. Irish Examiner 29 September
Gaming company Bioware Ireland has announced a state of art customer service centre in Galway creating 200 new jobs. Irish Independent 26 September
Social networking company Twitter is to establish an international office in Dublin. The company is to begin recruiting immediately for roles in finance, user support and marketing. RTE 26 September
IT solutions provider Datapac has announced it is to open a new office in Cork creating 20 new jobs. Inside Ireland 23 September
Indian IT services company HCL Technologies is to establish a new software business in Dublin which will create 80 jobs over the next three years. Irish Times 21 September
250 jobs will be created at cloud computing firm VMware in Co Cork over the next three years. Most of the jobs will be for high value customer support and sales specialists. RTE 15 September
Fort Technologies in Dublin is to create 10 software jobs. Irish Times 2 September
Between 500 and 600 jobs are in jeopardy at Irish subsidiaries of online poker business Full Tilt after its Channel Island regulator withdrew the group’s licences. Irish Times 30 September
575 jobs are being lost in Waterford with the closure of the Talk Talk call centre. RTE 7 September
Food/drink
Coca-Cola opened its new manufacturing and innovation plant in Wexford, which will employ 100 people. 65 workers have already been recruited. The company also announced the expansion of its business in Drogheda, and the creation of up to 100 new positions. RTE 16 September
Healthcare
Up to 130 jobs are to created with the opening of a new nursing home in Dublin. Cara Care Centre is recruiting for a range of positions, including nurses, care assistants, receptionists, kitchen and housekeeping. RTE 8 September
Bluebird Care, which provides non-medical services in the home, is to create 25 jobs in Dublin. The new positions will primarily be for care staff in addition to supervisory and management roles. RTE 1 September
Medical/pharmaceutical
Biotrin, the molecular diagnostic group, has opened its new Dublin R&D centre which will see 40 new jobs created over the next few years. Inside Ireland 27 September
35 new jobs are to be created at a medical devices company CareFusion in Co Galway. RTE 1 September
Medical products company Carl Zeiss has announced it is to end manufacturing activities in Wexford with the loss of 82 jobs. RTE 30 September
Merrion Pharmaceuticals has announced plans for 20 redundancies at its Citywest headquarters. RTE 2 September
Medical devices firm Covidien in Athlone is to transfer the manufacturing line for one of its products to Thailand with losses of about 100 jobs. Irish Times 30 September
Retail
Brown Thomas is looking to hire 150 new staff over the Christmas period. The temporary positions are in various areas including sales and sales support, beauty consultants and cashiers, as well as stockroom personnel. Business & Leadership 27 September