IrishJobs.ie buys online rival

Friday, 7 October 2005

IrishJobs.ie has acquired Jobs.ie, formerly known as Nixers.com, for an undisclosed sum.

The company says the deal further expands and reinforces IrishJobs.ie's position in the growing online recruitment market.

Over the past five years Jobs.ie has carved out a leading position mainly in the lucrative 'single job posting' market, with particular success in the Hotel, Catering and Leisure sectors.

The two companies will continue to be run as separate operations

IrishJobs.ie says it currently advertises 45,000 job vacancies sourced from 850 active clients. Jobs.ie has 2,500 jobs from 600 active clients.

printable version

LIVE TV

Now:

Dáil Éireann
14:30 Tuesday 9 February

Now:

RTÉ News: Six One
18:01 Tuesday 9 February

Home and Away
18:30 Tuesday 9 February

RTÉ.ie Business Highlights

Morning Ireland

Food for thought: 300 buyers are 'speed dating' 150 Irish food and drinks firms with a view to getting on to shelves of chains as far away as Russia & China.

The Business

The Business is a full hour on business and enterprise in Ireland, with a sprinkling of personal finance - Saturdays at 10am

One News Business

A daily business round-up on the One O'Clock News.

Broker Reports

View from the brokers: news and analysis from the main Dublin stockbrokers every morning.

RTÉ.ie Breaking Business Alerts

Get breaking business news when you're on the move. Click here for the terms and conditions .