Irish aircraft maintenance company Dublin Aerospace has announced 150 new jobs at Dublin Airport over the next two years.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny opened the company's new €4.5m landing gear centre at the airport this morning.
Dublin Aerospace is an Irish success story. It was set up just two years ago when SR Technics pulled out of Dublin Airport with the loss of over 1,000 jobs.
Former Ryanair executive Conor McCarthy saw a gap for an Irish start-up company and took on some staff and equipment from SR Technics.
The company has been expanding rapidly since then landing contracts with Aer Lingus and Easyjet. It is now looking for skilled technicians and labourers with 45 positions available immediately.
The new jobs will bring its workforce to 300 within two years while the investment doubles its capacity to maintain Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s.
Iceland to open four new stores, create 200 jobs
Food retailer Iceland has announced the creation of over 200 new jobs and an investment of €3m into the retail chain here.
Iceland, which is owned by the AIM Group, today opened its fifth store in Ireland, The Coolock shop in Dublin will provide 40 new jobs.
The company said it will open three more stores nationwide during November, in Clonmel, Ashbourne and Carlow. Further store openings will be announced in the first quarter of next year.
The company is also creating new jobs at its new distribution centre and operation's base in Rathcoole, in Co Dublin.
Iceland has four other stores in Dublin - in the Ilac Centre in the city centre, Finglas, Ballyfermot and on the Navan Road.
''Today's announcement will see us commit to €3m in terms of store leases, fit outs and the creation of 200 jobs,'' commented Iceland's CEO Tom Keogh. ''These jobs have been created directly from the immediate area where each store is located,'' he added.
