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Hospitality saw a big resurgence in opportunities

Concerns cause job ads to drop 20% in first quarter

Job vacancies fell 20% in the first three months of the year when compared to the same period in 2022, according to hiring platform IrishJobs.

Business • 27 Apr 23

Indeed announced the cutback plans on March 22nd

Union claims Indeed acting in bad faith over job cuts

Recruitment website, Indeed, has been accused of acting in bad faith in relation to proposals to make up to 200 workers at its Irish operations redundant.

Business • 14 Apr 23

Alyssa Cunnington, COO Xenon arc, Elaine Deehan from Total Processing, Minister Simon Coveney, IDA's Mary Buckley, Anna Downes, Global Marketing Director, Alliance Strategies, Sana Ahmed, Director of Quality, QbD and Cormac O'Sullivan from Movano Health

IDA Ireland announces 100 jobs in 5 high growth firms

IDA Ireland today announced the creation of 100 jobs for Dublin, Galway, and Cork across five high growth companies from Europe and the US.

Business • 05 Apr 23

Kaseya makes IT management and security software for managed service providers and mid-market enterprises

Kaseya to grow employment at Dundalk site to 1,000

IT management and security software developer, Kaseya, has doubled the number of people it is aiming to employ in Dundalk over the next two years to 1,000.

Business • 28 Mar 23

More than twelve other companies operating at the airport will also be at the event

Dublin Airport operator to host jobs fair this weekend

Dublin Airport operator daa will host a two-day jobs fair this weekend, with hundreds of jobs on offer.

Business • 28 Feb 23

Around 2,300 jobs will be cut in Germany, 1,300 in the UK and 200 in the rest of Europe

Ford to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe and UK

Ford plans to cut 3,800 product development and administration jobs in Europe and the UK in the next three years, the company said, citing rising costs and the need for a leaner structure as it pivots production to electric vehicles.

Business • 14 Feb 23

SL Controls' Commercial Director Darragh McMorrow, Director of People & Culture Shauna Ryan and CEO Keith Moran

SL Controls to create 100 jobs by mid 2025

Specialist software integration firm SL Controls said it plans to create 100 jobs by the middle of 2025.

Business • 09 Feb 23

Shane McClave, Managing Director of Excel Recruitment, and Barry Whelan, founder & CEO Excel Recruitment

Excel Recruitment to add 100 new jobs over next year

Excel Recruitment has announced plans for 100 new jobs over the next 12 months as it continues with its island-wide expansion.

Business • 08 Feb 23

Indeed says inflation and wage stagnation are factors in driving people to seek work (file image)

Increase in searches for part-time and casual work

There has been an increase in job searches for part-time and weekend work, as well as jobs requiring no experience, according to job site Indeed.

Ireland • 07 Feb 23

Labour Party senator Mark Wall said some apprentices can be paid as little as €6.84 or €8.45 an hour (file image)

Call to end exclusion of apprentices from minimum wage

Labour Party senator Mark Wall has called for the end to the exclusion of apprentices from minimum wage legislation.

Ireland • 06 Feb 23

Salesforce employs 2,100 people in Ireland

Salesforce to cut 200 jobs in Ireland

Around 200 staff at Salesforce in Ireland are to lose their jobs as part of global cost-saving measures at the company.

Business • 02 Feb 23

A shortage of engineering talent will make it more difficult for major projects - including wind farms - to be completed in the coming years

8,000 engineering jobs forecast for this year

Almost 8,000 engineering jobs could be available this year, according to a forecast by Engineers Ireland.

Business • 01 Feb 23

President of Chevron College, Karl Fitzpatrick

Chevron College acquires Oiliúna Training

A Wexford-based eLearning provider has said it will be creating 50 new jobs in the coming years following its acquisition of a Dublin training company.

Business • 27 Jan 23

The 80 new jobs will be created in the next 18-24 months and include roles in technology, sales and marketing.

80 new jobs at tech start-up inclusio

Tech-start up inclusio has announced plans to create 80 jobs following a €6.2m funding investment from Enterprise Ireland and leading venture capitalists.

Business • 24 Jan 23

Falls in vacancies were recorded in arts and entertainment, catering, retail, property, manufacturing, sales and travel

Jobs market 'cooling' amid fall in vacancies

Job vacancies were down by 11% in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a new study.

Business • 20 Jan 23

Irish professionals remain optimistic about new career opportunities in 2023

Over half of professionals here considering moving jobs

Despite economic uncertainty and the global hiring slowing down, 59% of Irish professionals are considering changing jobs in 2023 according to new research from LinkedIn.

Business • 18 Jan 23

7,221 companies with 37,863 jobs were financially supported by LEOs

3,500 net new jobs created by LEOs last year

Nearly 3,500 net new jobs were created by companies supported by Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) around the country last year despite the economic challenges.

Business • 17 Jan 23

Over two thirds of the new positions in EI supported firms were outside of Dublin

Employment at Enterprise Ireland backed firms rose 5%

The number of people employed at firms backed by Enterprise Ireland (EI) rose 5% last year to 218,178, despite the difficult trading environment

Business • 10 Jan 23

Goldman Sachs had 49,100 employees at the end of the third quarter this year

Goldman Sachs to cut thousands of employees - source

Goldman Sachs Group is planning to cut a couple of thousand employees to navigate a difficult economic environment, a source familiar with the move said.

Business • 16 Dec 22

BDO is moving its Dublin office from Beaux Lane to Block 2 in the Miesian Plaza complex on Lower Baggot Street

BDO Ireland creates 100 jobs as it moves to new office

Accounting, tax audit, and business advisory firm BDO is investing €5m in a new office as it creates 100 new jobs.

Business • 09 Dec 22

Paul Murphy, Managing Director, Cairbre O'Shea, General Manager and Olivia Breene Head of Business Development Marketing at AVCOM

Event production agency AVCOM to create 30 jobs

Event production agency AVCOM is to create 30 new jobs in the next two years as part of a €3m investment in the company.

Business • 24 Nov 22

Dublin Aerospace 's operations in Ashbourne, Co Meath

Dublin Aerospace to create 106 jobs in Dublin, Meath

Aviation maintenance company Dublin Aerospace has today announced plans to hire a total of 106 new staff across its Base Maintenance Facility at Dublin Airport and its new Landing Gear Facility in Ashbourne in Co Meath.

Business • 21 Nov 22