Yapstone, an American firm that processes payments, has revealed that job layoffs may be in the works at its Irish operation. The firm now has 65 employees working at its global headquarters in Drogheda, County Louth. On Thursday evening, Yapstone confirmed it had “regrettably informed” its Irish employees that it would be “entering into a … Read more
Pharmaceutical giant MSD has confirmed it will fill 100 new long-term jobs in Co Carlow as construction gets underway on a new production facility at the site of its existing biologics formulation and filling factory in Carlow. The company already employs 530 people at the site. The new state-of-the-art facility will focus on the production of … Read more
Xerotech, a leading supplier of advanced battery systems, has announced a significant expansion of its operations at its Claregalway manufacturing facility. They need to hire 50 more people by the end of the year, and they’re searching for top talent to fill a variety of positions, including executive assistants, line operatives, design engineers, manufacturing engineers, … Read more
Warehousing company Moffett Automated Storage is creating 30 specialist roles at its newly opened head office in Monaghan. The company specialises in automated pallet storage systems for distribution centres and warehouses. Its managing director Sam Moffett is the son of engineer Robert Moffett, who founded the international Monaghan-headquartered forklift brand Combilift. The company now plans to expand … Read more
Amazon has secured planning permission for two new data centres in north Dublin despite objections from environmental groups. The groups are worried that the new centres will damage the environment and put further strain on energy supply. The idea has drawn criticism from the environmental groups Gluaiseacht and Not Here Not Anywhere. It’s estimated that between … Read more
Global healthcare giant Abbott has unveiled plans to create 1,000 jobs in Donegal and Kilkenny. in an investment worth €440m. Abbott has announced plans to construct a new greenfield manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, along with further investment in its Donegal Diabetes Care site. This 250,000 sq ft facility will be located at the IDA business … Read more
Dublin Bus is hiring clerical officers in all areas of the business. The largest public transport provider in Ireland is offering a starting salary of €23,626.93 per annum. They are looking for candidates with the following minimum requirements: Third-level qualification in any business area is desirable Good knowledge/experience of Microsoft Package (Word; Excel; PowerPoint) Ability to record, analyze … Read more
Thriftify, the online platform for 98pc of Ireland’s charity shops, is planning to grow its business further after receiving a €1.6m investment. Themvar VC, along with angel investors including former River Island CEO Ben Lewis, joined the investment, which was sponsored by the Halo Business Angel Network Impact Syndicate. It follows ongoing growth in the … Read more
Fexco and Tekenable, two Irish companies, have formed a strategic partnership to invest in new services and improve client digital experiences. The organisations will jointly invest in Salesforce cloud products and services as well as Microsoft Dynamics 365 products as part of the partnership. The goal is to improve the entire customer experience for their … Read more
40 new jobs will be created in Limerick by Irish cloud applications software developer Macmarts over the next three years. The firm has relocated to a new office building in the National Technology Park, Co. Limerick, called Innovation House. The University of Limerick campus is fairly close to the facility. Product management, software engineering, sales, … Read more
Global software firm Kaseya is set to create 250 new jobs after choosing Dundalk as the location of its new centre of excellence. The new positions at the new Dundalk location will be concentrated in inside sales, particularly new client acquisition, as well as engineering and technical support. A few opportunities in corporate services will … Read more
Siemens Digital Industries Software is expanding its Shannon operations with the creation of a €7m software research and development group. The new division will concentrate on high-performance computing (HPC) for semiconductor design in the cloud. Over the following three years, Shannon is anticipated to add more than 25 R&D positions. Operating in Ireland since 1925, … Read more
Nua Healthcare, a provider of services for people with mental illness and intellectual disabilities, plans to create 470 jobs nationwide. The company, which offers residential, supported living, day, and community outreach services to children and adults with a variety of complex requirements, said the additional positions are being created in response to a rise in … Read more
As part of the Smart Dublin initiative, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Adapt centre is working on two projects to create more inclusive, sustainable and citizen-focused services in Dublin. The Digital Twin and Smart D8 projects will explore how data can be used to address social and environmental issues. They will both be two years long … Read more
Regulatory technology solutions provider FinTrU announced the creation of three hundred jobs in Co. Donegal over the next five years. The company, which has its headquarters in Belfast, plans to establish a European delivery centre in Letterkenny. The company, which specialises in KYC, compliance, legal, risk and control, and operations, designs technology-enabled solutions for investment … Read more