This time it is 250 for medical devices in Athlone, and 100 in a software company in Cork.
http://www.rte.ie/business/2007/0919/jobs.html
This is good news, and is part of a recent spate of announcements in several different sectors.

great news. long may it continue!!

Still a long way to go to cancel out the impact and cost of the 38,000 public sectors jobs created by FF/PD - all of which have to be paid for by those who work in the private sector.

Those 100 jobs are really 50 jobs and they are customer support jobs not development.

"Meanwhile in Cork, a US entertainment software firm has announced plans to set up a European customer support centre in the city. Blizzard Entertainment will initially recruit 50 staff with plans to increase that number to 100 positions within three years. IDA Ireland is backing the investment."

Originally Posted by KingKane

Those 100 jobs are really 50 jobs and they are customer support jobs not development.

"Meanwhile in Cork, a US entertainment software firm has announced plans to set up a European customer support centre in the city. Blizzard Entertainment will initially recruit 50 staff with plans to increase that number to 100 positions within three years. IDA Ireland is backing the investment."

Yes, KingKane, but IDA have a track record of not only getting new businesses, but eoncouraging businesses to make further expansions.

A Galway based Biotech firm Crospon announced a joint venture with HP to bring to market the first painless injection patch. When I was in college this was being talked about in hypothetical terms, great to see a small Irish firm getting in on what has the potential to be a groundbreaking piece of technology.

Originally Posted by Ard-Taoiseach

Yes, KingKane, but IDA have a track record of not only getting new businesses, but eoncouraging businesses to make further expansions.

Not sure about this. Cork is the call centre capital of Europe, yet has to be one of the few cities still sending IT graduates away because there aren't enough jobs going in the sector. I don't see Starwood, Siemens etc. expanding into other back office areas.

Originally Posted by Munion

A Galway based Biotech firm Crospon announced a joint venture with HP to bring to market the first painless injection patch. When I was in college this was being talked about in hypothetical terms, great to see a small Irish firm getting in on what has the potential to be a groundbreaking piece of technology.

And reported yesterday on siliconrepublic.com An Irish company is presenting at the prestigious Tech Crunch event in San Franscisco

They've come up with a new way to deal with phone charges on a global basis.

"Cork is the call centre capital of Europe, yet has to be one of the few cities still sending IT graduates away because there aren't enough jobs going in the sector."

Yeah, 'cause you really need an IT degree to work in a call centre! There's no link between the two and they're leaving because the vast majority of IT jobs are in Dublin.

Originally Posted by locke

Originally Posted by Ard-Taoiseach

Yes, KingKane, but IDA have a track record of not only getting new businesses, but eoncouraging businesses to make further expansions.

Not sure about this. Cork is the call centre capital of Europe, yet has to be one of the few cities still sending IT graduates away because there aren't enough jobs going in the sector. I don't see Starwood, Siemens etc. expanding into other back office areas.

Eh your point makes no sense.

Since when are all call centre jobs involved in the IT sector?