Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar announced plans by Nikon Precision Europe (NPE) to expand its operations with the opening of its new offices on Kildare Innovation Campus. The offices will form part of its worldwide support network.This expansion was supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.NPE has been in … Read more
The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, announced a further extension of the Bank of Ireland’s (the “Company”) share trading plan. The plan has been very successful to date and this decision will enable the Department of Finance to continue to deliver on the Government’s objective of returning the banks to private ownership. Proceeds generated … Read more
US company Workday, Inc. a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, announced that it intends to create 1,000 new jobs over the next 2 years at its European headquarters in Dublin, increasing its Ireland-based workforce by approximately 60%. This investment is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. In addition, to support its future growth … Read more
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media is seeking to establish a panel of suitably qualified individuals to fill vacancies that may arise for the position of Services Officer in its offices in Killarney, Co. Kerry. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media’s mission is to lead the sustainable … Read more
Dublin Bus is hosting a recruitment day in April to find 450 new drivers and 50 engineering employees including mechanics and engineering operatives. The recruitment day will be on Saturday 2 April (10 am – 6 pm) at the Technical Training School, Broadstone. The company is offering competitive salaries packages for all positions. The benefits … Read more
Janssen Sciences Ireland, the drug maker has announced a €150m investment its biopharmaceutical facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.The facility, which is part of the Johnson & Johnson group, will have the potential to create 180 jobs. Construction on the expansion started early this year and is expected to take around two years to complete. Up … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs recruiting Temporary Clerical Officers for the Passport Services, across their Dublin locations Mount Street, Balbriggan, Tallaght, and Swords. Subject to approval, it is intended to appoint temporary staff from April 2022 to January 2023 to deal with increased passport demand as a result of a pause in the service due … Read more
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science is seeking applications for the appointment of Ireland Co-Chair to the US-Ireland R&D Partnership Steering Group. The key role of the Ireland Co-Chair is to give strategic drive and direction to the work of the Partnership with the support of this Department and InterTradeIreland … Read more
Consumer spending in pubs during the month of February rose 49 percent as the hospitality sector returned to full capacity following two years of restrictions, according to an AIB report. On average, consumers spent €1.6 million a day in pubs through the month with those in Dublin spending €500,000 a day in pubs, more than … Read more
A new report has found that the average cost of building a two-bed apartment has increased by 14% since before the pandemic started. The study by consultants Mitchell McDermott estimates the cost of construction of a mid-range two-bed apartment is now €219,000, up €26,876 since the pandemic began in early 2020. The company calculates that … Read more
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar today published two surveys on the Irish economy, which demonstrate the strength of Ireland’s economy despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and Brexit. The Annual Employment Survey 2021 finds that jobs in client companies of government agencies, Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and Údarás … Read more
A US-Israeli tech company Gong is to create 80 new jobs at its EMEA HQ in Dublin. Gong is expanding its EMEA headquarters in Dublin this year. The company is hiring for inside sales, marketing, recruiting, pre-sales, customer success, engineering, and information security positions to serve its growing customer base and demand for its product … Read more
Irish tech unicorn firm Flipdish recorded post-tax losses of €2m last year, as it continued on its growth path. According to new accounts for Flipdish Ltd, the firm’s €2 million losses for the 12 months to the end of last March were 32% down on the post-tax losses of €2.94 million for the prior year. … Read more
Labour Force Survey (LFS) data published on 17 February, by the Central Statistics Office show a continued recovery from the pandemic in Ireland’s labour market, with 224,800 jobs created in the last three months of 2021. There was an increase in employment of 17,500 in the fourth quarter. Employment now stands at 2.48 million, an … Read more
SIPTU representatives have said that the prevalence of low pay and poor working conditions in the hospitality industry is the major cause of workers leaving the sector which is resulting in current workforce shortages. SIPTU is calling on employers in the hospitality sector to pay their employees more to avoid further workforce shortages. The trade … Read more