More than 200 new jobs in a variety of sectors have been added, significantly boosting employment in Ireland’s Gaeltachts.
This includes Aran Biomedical, a medical devices company based in an Spidéal, Co Galway that specialises in the design, development and manufacturing of medical implants.
45 new jobs are being offered by the company, which earlier this year was acquired by US-based Integer for €120 million.
Aran Biomedical reported plans to expand its Galway team with a new manufacturing facility last year and reported sales of $17 million last year, nearly doubling sales from 2020.
Integer has been present in Ireland for more than 25 years and operates 15 manufacturing facilities across the globe. A site in New Ross, County Wexford, where about 1,300 people work, is in addition to the R&D centre in Galway.
The project’s investment was approved at the final board meeting of the year for Darás na Gaeltachta (8 December), which also saw the announcement of a change in leadership.
Údarás na Gaeltachta is the State agency responsible for the economic and social development of Ireland’s Irish-speaking regions and communities, known as the Gaeltacht.