Irish women entrepreneurs win EU Prize for Women Innovators

Two Irish women entrepreneurs have been named as winners of the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2022. Niamh Donnelly, co-founder and CRO of Akara Robotics, won in the category for Rising Innovators while Dr. Ciara Clancy, founder and CEO of Beats Medical, won in the Women Innovators category. Innovators who have tackled everything from combating … Read more

Technimark’s €26m Longford investment create 80 medical manufacturing jobs

With the expansion of its Longford medical manufacturing facility, Technimark will add 80 new high-skilled jobs. Over the next two years, as the business expands its current plant by 50,000 square feet, these positions will be filled. The €26 million investment will increase the facility’s capacity for medical manufacturing processes like contract manufacturing, precision injection … Read more

Pfizer to create up to 500 jobs in Dublin with €1.2 billion investment

Pharma giant Pfizer recently revealed plans to invest €1.2 billion and build a new facility in Dublin, adding hundreds of jobs in the process. The capacity for the production of biological drug substances will be doubled by the new facility, which will be constructed on the site at Grange Castle in west Dublin. Between 400 … Read more

Aldi to open 11 new stores in Dublin in €73m investment

Aldi has announced plans to invest €73 million in the opening of 11 new stores in Dublin over the following five years. The supermarket chain claimed that over the course of five years, 350 full-time permanent jobs and 550 construction jobs will be generated by the new stores. Aldi stated that it is looking at … Read more

Wendy’s hamburger chain set to enter Irish market

The American hamburger chain Wendy’s has announced plans to enter the Irish market as part of an ongoing effort to increase its presence in the continent. According to Wendy’s, it is actively looking for established franchisee candidates in Ireland with a track record of expanding brands locally and strong operations knowledge. Wendy’s, which has more … Read more

Smyths Toys hiring Christmas staff in Dublin stores

Smyths Toys is now recruiting temporary employees to work in its Dublin stores for the upcoming holiday season. They are currently looking for night pack sales assistants to join their night teams in their stores in Fonthill, Swords, Tallaght, and Carrickmines. The company is hiring between the hours of 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. for … Read more

Normax Biomed to create ‘hundreds of jobs’ at planned Dublin site

The first vaccination factory for Irish pharmaceutical company Normax Biomed will be located in Dublin Airport Logistics Park. The company recently received a funding commitment of €300 million to develop low-cost mRNA vaccines globally. Normax stated that it intended to open a facility in Cork that would generate up to 200 jobs at the time … Read more

Dublin Aerospace to create 106 jobs in Dublin, Meath

A total of 106 new employees will be hired by the aviation maintenance company Dublin Aerospace for its Base Maintenance Facility at Dublin Airport and its new Landing Gear Facility in Ashbourne, Co. Meath. For its operations in Ashbourne, the business claimed to be seeking fitters/turners, toolmakers, technicians, and mechanics. For its Dublin Airport Hangar … Read more

Irish tech firm Wayflyer to lay off 70 staff in Dublin, 200 worldwide

Wayflyer, an Irish unicorn tech company, has announced plans to lay off 200 employees and reduce its global workforce by 40%. The company confirmed on Wednesday that there will be 70 layoffs in Ireland, where there are currently 220 employees. With the 200 job cuts, Wayflyer will have about 300 employees overall, a number that … Read more

US-based Advanced Clinical create 20 new jobs in Dublin

Advanced Clinical, a multinational clinical research services company with US headquarters, is expanding into Ireland, resulting in the creation of 20 new jobs in this country. It just opened a new office in Dublin as part of its strategy to add 40 new jobs to Ireland over the following five years. It is anticipated that … Read more

Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 people starting this week – report

Amazon is planning to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, according to the New York Times, which cited people with knowledge of the situation. The e-commerce giant’s devices unit, which houses Alexa the voice assistant, as well as its retail division and human resources, will … Read more

Energy trading firm ElectroRoute to employ 50 in Ireland and Japan

Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan owns the Irish energy trading firm ElectroRoute, which is expanding its business. It is expanding its teams in Japan and Ireland by 50 people, with the majority of the positions being based in Japan. The hiring plans will include a variety of tech positions in addition to financial and trading positions. … Read more

Dublin-based game developers Black Shamrock to create 80 new jobs

Irish gaming development company Black Shamrock is to create 80 jobs as it expands its operations at the Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC) in Dublin City Centre. This will bring its total headcount to 200 by the end of 2023. Founded in 2015 and now part of the Virtuos group, Black Shamrock is a co-development studio … Read more

Waste contractor Oxigen’s profits jump 29%

One of the biggest waste contractors in the nation, Oxigen, saw a 29% increase in pre-tax profits this year to €3.52 million. According to updated financial statements for Oxigen Environmental ULC, the company saw a rise in pre-tax profits as revenues increased by 14% to €37.72 million in the year that ended on April 3 … Read more