Ifac, the professional services firm for the Irish farming, food and agribusiness sector, is to create 200 jobs around the country over the next three years.
This investment will also include a new €2 million client shared services centre that will be located in Kilkenny city and will employ 50 of the new staff.
The centre will support Ifac clients with a range of services from payroll and audit to business development advice.
Recruitment is to begin immediately in areas including tax, audit, corporate finance, financial and specialist advisory, book keeping and support.
The announcement follows significant growth in demand for ifac's professional services over the past two years.
Founded in 1975, Ifac is a farming, food and agri-business specialist professional services firm and has offices in over 30 locations nationwide.