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PayPal confirms 1,000 new jobs for Dundalk

21.02.2012 Online payment service PayPal has confirmed it will create 1,000 jobs over the next four years at its new European Operations Centre in Dundalk, Co Louth. More »
Tech sector upbeat on jobs and revenues – survey

21.02.2012 Over the next 12 months, 60pc of senior executives expect to increase the number of technology jobs, while 71pc are forecasting revenue growth. Despite this, confidence in the outlook for the technology sector overall is down on this time last year, according to the annual Eurocom Worldwide Survey out today, which involved interviews with more than 300 executives globally. More »
PayPal to create 1,000 call centre jobs in Ireland?

21.02.2012 Reports suggest that online payment service PayPal is set to announce at least 1,000 new call centre jobs in Ireland later today. More »
Derry aims for 4,000 tech jobs by 2020 through investment

20.02.2012 Up to 4,000 new ICT jobs are hoped to be created for Derry by 2020 following a period of major investment in telecoms and digital projects across the city. More »
Intercall to create 15 jobs due to Vodafone partnership

20.02.2012 Cork-based outsourcing firm Intercall will expand its workforce by 15 as it experienced a “significant turnover increase” after it secured a partnership with Vodafone. More »
WebElevate to reskill 140 job seekers

20.02.2012 The Digital Skills Academy has announced a second WebElevate programme through the Higher Education Authority’s Springboard initiative, aiming to reskill 140 job seekers for the tech sector. More »
How CIT is addressing the IT skills shortage

17.02.2012 Tim Horgan, head of the Cloud Computing Centre of Excellence at Cork Institute of Technology, talks about what needs to be done to encourage more people to enter the tech sector and what CIT is doing to boost students’ skills. More »
Netwatch’s US expansion will create 50 jobs in Ireland, US

17.02.2012 Irish company Netwatch's US-based operations have been officially launched as part of its investment of more than €3m, creating 50 jobs between its Boston and Carlow-based operations over the next 18 months. More »
30 new med tech jobs at Waterford firm Rigney Dolphin

17.02.2012 Waterford company Rigney Dolphin is finalising a collaboration agreement with US Cleveland Clinic to provide patient management, patient outreach and telehealth across the US and Europe. The collaboration will provide up to 30 new jobs for clinical and support staff in Waterford with more to follow. More »
Workers don't want to be corporate executives - survey

17.02.2012 While workers want to be successful in their careers overall, not a single one of them wants to be a corporate executive, Intelligent Office’s Work IQ survey suggests. In fact, 65pc of the 1,075 respondents indicated they wanted to be entrepreneurs or to work as an independent. More »