Upskilling, opportunities and varied experience are increasingly important to employees as the Irish jobs market improves. That may not sound like good news to many employers, but it is good news for the country. The jobs market has seen growth in both quarters of 2016. Foreign direct investment alone has created 9,100 jobs in the first […]
Despite positive signs in the Irish economy and jobs market, more than half of Irish second-level students are worried about their job prospects. In addition, Ireland’s young people are anxious about their financial futures and their ability to buy a home in Ireland. A new survey has revealed that 56 percent of second-level students in […]
Kellton Tech has announced plans to establish EMEA headquarters in Drogheda. It is expected that the company will create around 100 jobs over five years. Kellton Tech is a global IT firm which provides business services with a focus on the “Internet of Things” as well as social, mobile, analytics, cloud and enterprise resource planning. […]
Obelisk, the Cavan-based telecoms group is to create 200 new jobs. The news comes after the company raised €6 million in funding to support their expansion in the UK and South Africa. The news will see a significant increase in employees and revenue. Obelisk currently employs 250 engineers and generates annual revenues in excess of €20 million. […]
Great employment news for Waterford and Dublin as 300 jobs are set to be created in the healthcare and digital marketing sectors. OPKO announce 200 jobs in Waterford OPKO, the healthcare company, announced plans to create 200 highly skilled jobs over the next five years with the expansion of its existing EirGen Pharma facilities in Waterford and […]
Goodbody Stockbrokers says that its optimistic predictions for economic growth in Ireland are based on the soaring levels of investment here. The firm has upgraded its domestic demand figures to 2.5 per cent in 2014 and 2.7 per cent in 2015 (up from previous forecasts of 1.5pc and 2.2pc, respectively). This is largely due to […]