140 new jobs have been announced in the midlands as part of expansion moves by two separate IT companies.
The Ericsson group is taking on 100 software engineers at their plant in Athlone.
Ericsson's recruitment drive comes just two years after it laid off 300 people in Ireland.
Ireland MD Michael Gallagher says the move will help to sustain Ericsson's leading position in mobile broadband. The
Athlone plant will be upgraded as part of the development which is being supported by the IDA.
Separately, WPA Mobile at Monksland in Co Roscommon is to recruit 40 new software staff from here and abroad.
The firm specialises in mobile software platforms for medical devices.
Meanwhile, software company CampusIT has announced plans to hire 14 people over the next two years.
The jobs come as part of a €1.2m investment plan to develop a student interaction management product. They will be based in CampusIT's Dublin head office.
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