IT Staff in Demand
Demand for IT staff up almost a third as Irish employers look beyond EU to fill roles http://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/item/40188-demand-for-it-staff-up-almo Irish software research centre Lero chips in on €400,000 ESA contract http://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/item/40177-job-anc-15
read moreNew Jobs Coming to Galway
New jobs are being created in Galway, thanks to Valeo Vision Systems, an automotive parking and manoeuvrings supplier! Valeo is expanding its operation, based in Galway, with the creation of 140 new R&D and Operations jobs they hope will come on-stream by the end of 2015. For more on this see the related article in Silicone Republic of 7/11/2014.
read moreFacebook Expanding Again…
Facebook is expanding again. With what is thought to be a significant recruitment campaign in the offing, Facebook is set to rent another block in Grand Canal Square. See http://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/item/38584-the-technology-business/ for more on this.
read more“Government should get behind the Games Industry” … Defiant CEO
Defiant Games CEO Darragh Turley is looking forward to launching the latest additions to their stables with the impending release of three new games, the first of which is due to be ready for testing within the next month with the second following a month later. The plan is to test these games with a highly targeted demographic on Facebook. Looking to the future of the industry in Ireland, Turley said “…the video games industry is an excellent employer elsewhere and an industry that can’t up and leave on a whim. Seems to me like a...
read moreUnemployment drops to lowest level in almost five years
Things may be looking up for job-seekers according to a report in the Irish Times on 30/04/2014. Ireland’s unemployment rate fell to 11.7 per cent this month, its lowest level in nearly five years, as economic conditions continue to improve. Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed the number of claimants on the Live Register dropped by 3,400 in April. This was the 22nd consecutive monthly drop. For more on this go to The Irish Times of Wednesday 30th April...
read moreMinister for Social Protection visits programme for unemployed
Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection visited the Executive Network Programme, an initiative run by the Canal Local Employment Service Network (CLESN) to assist unemployed job-seekers with a background at managerial level, a third-level or professional qualification or former business owners, in progressing their careers or business start-ups. The programme was organised and run by CLESN, facilitated by Ann McKeon of Profiles at Work and hosted in the Ballyfermot Training...
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