Outsourcing company VoxPro is to create 160 new jobs in Cork before the end of the year.
The jobs will mainly be multi-lingual graduate positions, and will more than double the firm's workforce.
VoxPro specialises in providing customer service, technical support and a range of other services for companies worldwide.
The announcement was made by Taoiseach Brian Cowen this afternoon. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe, said Enterprise Ireland had been working with VoxPro over the past few years to internationalise its business.
