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National Irish Bank / 100 jobs go
NATIONAL Irish Bank customers will no longer have access to branches from today when the Danish-owned operation shuts its retail outlets. All 27 branches will shut, with the loss of 100 jobs. Customers will now have to use An Post offices, telephone banking, go online to do their banking or drop into one of the … Continue reading
Ireland / Cloud / LogMeIn to create 50 new jobs
Cloud and mobile computing tech firm LogMeIn Inc is to create 50 new jobs within the next year in Dublin as part of an IDA Ireland-backed investment. The city centre jobs will include a variety of European and international functions, including sales, customer support, marketing, finance and HR. Already 20 new employees are to start … Continue reading
Ireland | Fidelity Investments to create 200 new jobs
Financial services giant Fidelity Investments is to create 200 new jobs in Dublin and Galway involving a diverse mix of technology, back office operations and enterprise services skills. The IDA Ireland-backed investment will see new employees – ranging from entry-level to management positions – join highly integrated global teams providing finance, treasury, HR and end-user … Continue reading
Ireland – McDonald’s to create 700 new jobs
Fast food giant McDonald’s is to create 700 jobs across the country over the next three years. The organisation announced plans for a 20 million euro investment in its Irish operations between now and the end of 2015, which will include the opening of 12 new restaurants. Junior minister for jobs John Perry welcomed the … Continue reading
Ireland – 10,000 skilled workers attend BC job fair
The B.C. Construction Association (BCCA) has returned from its second trip to Ireland this year to recruit tradespeople, which involved a side trip to Scotland to examine the apprenticeship training system. “It was a fabulous trip. We had a good reception from the media in the first few days,” said Abigail Fulton, vice-president of the … Continue reading
Irish workers – Looking for jobs in B.C.
A B.C. construction industry team got a warm welcome at job fairs in Ireland, where out-of-work tradespeople are desperate for jobs being offered in Canada. At a job fair in Dublin, 10,000 workers came through the door, said Abigail Fulton, vice-president of the B.C. Construction Association. The delegation also set up in Cork and Belfast … Continue reading
Ireland – Jobs for 250, but 60 posts go
TWO firms have given one county a 200-jobs boost, but 60 were lost when a company went into liquidation after seven decades in business. Call centre provider Voxpro and meat processor Kepak made the announcement of 200 new positions for Cork. And 50 jobs are to be created by Europcar with the opening of new … Continue reading
Ireland – GlaxoSmithKline reversing plan to close plant: 120 jobs saved
Global pharmaceutical and healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reversed a decision to shut a plant run by one of its subsidiaries, saving over 100 jobs. The Stiefel facility in Co Sligo will remain open with an investment of €10m and initially retaining 120 of the 180 staff. It had been due to close next year… … Continue reading
Ireland – FG Wilson to cut 760 jobs
Up to 760 jobs are to be cut by a major engineering company in the North, it was announced today. FG Wilson, which is part of the international Caterpillar corporation, said the losses are part of measures to make the business more efficient and … Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0913/breaking20.html Envoyé via Flipboard Envoyé de mon iPad
Ireland – Target Express: 390 jobs cut
Ireland’s largest privately-owned transport company, College Freight, has announced it has decided to cease trading, with almost 400 people set to lose their jobs. The firm operates as Target Express and employs 390 staff. Target Express was started by County Fermanagh man Seamus McBrien, and had depots in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and … Continue reading
Ireland – Jobless figures in Cork City have surged to almost triple since 2005
AS THE recession bit, the sight of hundreds of people queuing outside Cork city’s dole office on Hanover Quay, the queue snaking around the corner, over Parliament Bridge, and down Wandsford Quay, became a national symbol of the depth of the jobs crisis facing the nation. The queue was at its longest between 2009 and … Continue reading
Ireland – The ‘unemployment blackspots’
Most counties and cities are above the national average. Limerick City leads this dismal table with over 28 percent reporting unemployment, followed by Donegal and Waterford City. It’s a pretty grim state when the city or county you live in, more than one-in-four are unemployed. But the Census also provides a look at smaller … Continue reading
Ireland – The Celtic Tiger – Unemployment hits 14.9 per cent – Women hardest hit
Government statisticians say Ireland’s unemployment rate has risen to an 18-year high of 14.9 per cent, underscoring the country’s struggle to stimulate its economy amid debt fears and austerity pressures. via Sky News: Irish unemployment hits 14.9 per cent. Unemployment rate (To April 12012) — Number of women joining dole queues double that of men … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment – How to measure it ?
The limitations of the unemployment rate as a measure of labour market conditions among the youth population is acknowledged by Eurostat, who now publish both the ratio and the rate for the population aged 15-24. (Their recent figures for Ireland for 2011 are low and may not reflect the latest Census returns.) The distinction between … Continue reading
Ireland | Cisco to create 115 jobs
Cisco is to invest €26 million in its research and development centre in Galway, creating 115 jobs. The investment, announced this morning by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, will be made over the next two years and is being supported by IDA Ireland. Mr Kenny described it as “most welcome news” for Ireland and the region. “The … Continue reading
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