Labour market information, August 2011
Biomedical/healthcare
Sangart pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Co Cork have announced 250 new jobs, an increase from their original announcement of 120. Irish Times 23 August
Business and finance
KPMG, PwC, Ernst & Young and Deloitte all report that recruitment is strong and almost back to boom levels. Irish Independent 21 Aug
Motivation Weight Management is to open 16 clinics by 2013, creating up to 80 jobs. RTE 22 August
34 jobs will be created at Global Business Register in Waterford. Irish Examiner 11 August
In Cork, 35 jobs will be created at Rockboro Analytics, providers of credit risk-assessment service for credit and insurance markets. Irish Examiner 11 August
PayPal is to create 200 new jobs at its Dublin base. Inside Ireland 9 August
Anglo Irish Bank is to cut up to 350 jobs from its workforce the plan, will see 130 redundancies in the Republic. Irish Times 17 August
One of Ireland’s newest mobile phone networks, JUST Mobile, is to close down, just 10 months after opening. Inside Ireland 8 August
Home Payments, the Dublin-based budgeting and bill pay service, has ceased trading. Irish Times 5 August
Communications/media
Mobile services company Digital Reach Group has announced plans to create 20 new jobs in Dublin. RTE 30 August
The 'Irish Post' is to close after more than 40 years with the loss of 10 jobs. Irish Independent 22 August
Computers/ICT
Citrix Systems Ireland has announced it is to create up to 50 new software and technical support jobs in Dublin. Inside Ireland 31 August
Athlone based software technology company, SolanoTech is to create 25 news jobs for software design and development engineers. Inside Ireland 29 August
Media services firm Digisoft is expanding its operations in Cork creating 30 jobs in r&d, as well as in sales and office management. Irish Examiner 26 August
Dublin-based company Exaxe, which provides technology to the life and pensions sector, is to expand and add 20 new jobs. RTE 17 August
Dublin will see over 70 new high tech jobs, with 37 new positions planned for Kjaya Holdings which provides medical imaging software systems and 34 new jobs at Biometric Solutions. Irish Examiner 11 August
Education
Abbey College has ceased trading with the loss of 20 jobs. Irish Times 9 August
General
Start-up companies in Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Waterford, Offaly and Cork are to take on 445 staff over the next 3 years with backing from Enterprise Ireland. Irish Independent 10 August
Retail/restaurant
McDonald’s is to create 300 new jobs this year, 70 jobs in Liffey Valley and the remainder in Ballymun, and Balbriggan. Irish Independent 15 August
70 new jobs are to be created at a new SuperValu in Mountmellick, Co Laois. Irish Examiner 11 August
Nando's is to open two new restaurants in Dublin city centre creating 65 jobs in the next few months. Irish Independent 10 August
Discount retailer Poundland will open six stores in Ireland by next March, creating 180 jobs. RTE 2 August