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US firm Harris Corporation will be closing its plant in Cork with the loss of 119 jobs. The staff were told at a meeting last week and the decision will impact 69 full-time and 50 part-time workers.

The company, which makes security electronic devices, The company was formerly known as Tyco Electronics and manufactures security electronic devices. The US multi-national said the decision was taken because of existing capabilities elsewhere in the company.

100 new retail jobs across Ireland

Maxi Zoo will create 100 new jobs across the country as part of a major Eur10.0m expansion. The company is part of German Fressnapf group and began operating in Ireland when it opened its Ballincollig store in 2006.

The pet supplies firm is planning to open 20 new stores in this country over the next four to five years. The company currently has operations in Cork, Limerick and Longford. The first stores are due to open in Dublin and Kildare in November.

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NEW JOBS FOR CORK – MCAFEE CREATES 120 NEW JOBS

Cork may have lost the All Ireland but the new jobs announced may soften the blow.

Security software firm McAfee will create 120 new jobs in Cork. These jobs will come as part of an expansion at its operation in the city. The expanded facility will include McAfee’s sales operations for its European, Middle Eastern and African division. There are currently 170 employees at headquarters in Cork the home of the company’s software operations.

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Below is a summary of some recent jobs announcements across the country including Dublin and Cork regions. In total 700 new jobs were announced by 5 leading companies. Read more about new jobs in Cork, Newry, Dublin and nationwide.

SuccessFactors to create 40 new jobs in Dublin

A global provider of talent management software will establish its European Multilingual Business Centre in Dublin creating 40 high-value jobs in Ireland. The new centre will be located in Dundrum and will service customers in the small and medium-size markets.

Teleperformance to create 240 jobs in Dublin & Newry

French-owned call centre operator Teleperformance will create 240 jobs in Dublin & Newry to support grocery chain Sainsbury’s customer services. Earlier this year the company announced it was created 610 jobs at its customer contact centres in Newry and Bangor.

Olive Safety to create 100 new jobs in Cork

A Cork H&S firm plans to create 100 jobs over the next year, while 20 further posts will be created at a manufacturing company in Dublin. The company will initially employ 20 staff, growing to 100 over the next 12 months.

America Pacific Corporation (AMPAC-ISP Group) to create 20 new jobs in Dublin

America Pacific Corporation (AMPAC-ISP Group) to create 20 new jobs in Dublin over the next five years in Dublin following the decision to set up its European HQ in the city. AMPAC-ISP is one of Europe’s leading companies in the design and manufacture of mission-critical structural components for the European space industry.

Bord Na Móna is to create 300 jobs nationwide

This news comes of the back of a major new investment in green energy. The jobs will be created in a range of areas in projects such as environmental solution, waste recovery and recycling and new investment in wind and gas power stations.

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Alcatel-Lucent has asked the Government for grant assistance for an expansion of its Bell Labs research unit. Dublin is one of the cities being considered for the expansion. The decision on the location of the project will be taken in the next few months. A positive decision for Dublin could see the establishment of an international centre of excellence for basic research.

Randox will boost R&D capabilities at its Antrim facility with a STG9.2m investment package. The company specialises in clinical diagnostics and has pioneered the development of innovative biochip analysing technology.

Boston Scientific will invest EUR21.7m in a R&D and innovation project at its Cork plant.

OPTION WIRELESS
Option Wireless has announced that it will be cutting 55 staff. The cork based IT company manufacturers a range of devices including USB modems. This follows news we announced about 6 months ago that the company was to create 145 jobs.

DHL
DHL is looking at 320 redundancies as a result of depot closures across Ireland. Closures will include in Galway, Sligo, Athlone, Cavan, Waterford, Enniscorthy and Tralee. DHL operates four divisions in Ireland and employs 1,600 people.

CV Service launched in Ireland

A brand new CV Writing website has been launched this week by a familiar face in the Careers, Outplacement & HR scene. Paul Mullan of Measurability has launched CVSOLUTIONS.IE to deliver high quality CV’s to job seekers across Ireland.

CVsolutions offers high quality CV’s tailored for the individual. They will not churn out on a production line like many other CV services.

CVsolutions is headed by Paul Mullan a leading CV expert in Ireland. Paul is CV expert with RecruitIreland and many other online jobsites. He is a career doctor with Irish Independent and regularly comments across radio and newspapers on career subjects.

CVsolutions will offer a nationwide service across Ireland – from Dublin – Waterford – Limerick – Cork – Galway & Sligo.

For more details visit CV Writing Service.

CVsolutions caters for three key levels – Graduates & Junior roles, Professionals and Executives. They work with jobseekers across all business functions and industry sectors.

CVsolutions will also include some free advice for jobseekers who want to go it alone and develop their own CV. You will find excellent CV Tips & Advice and Cover Letter Tips. There is expert opinion on CV Layout and CV Format. You will also find CV Examples, CV Samples and CV Templates.

17,000 more workers joined the register in March, bringing the total figure to 371,000. These latest figures from the CStO show that 20,000 people signed on Live Register in March. This brings the seasonally adjusted total to 372,800 – a record high. More men than women joined the Live Register last month, with 13,600 males and 6,000 females signing on. Brian Cowen predicted that total number on the register could reach 450,000 by the end of the year. We seem to be getting there alot quicker than even he would have though.

There was also more negative jobs news for the munster region with jobs news from Flextronics. Employees at the company in Cork have voted to accept 130 voluntary redundancies as part of global restructuring plans. 150 employees will remain at the company. The company cut 118 jobs last November at its facility in Limerick.

The papers yesterday announced negative jobs news for north and south. Glanbia announced that it will be cutting 50 jobs at HQ in West Dublin. Meanwhile in Belfast 40 Jobs will be cut by financial company ClearCo. These lastest announcements come at the end of a grey week for jobs news. Although the previous post announce 190 new jobs for Newry & Belfast with First Derivatives & ICS Computing many jobs were lost. Here is a quick summary below.

GE Healthcare announced 50 job cuts in Cork.

Powerscreen announced 90 job cuts in Tyrone

County Council announced 48 redundancies in Kildare.

Microsoft announced 17 job cuts in Dublin

Finally the biggest news of the week was that Ulster Bank announce 750 job cuts across Ireland. There will be 200 cut in Northern Ireland and 550 across the south.

Quinn Insurance announced that it will create 500 new jobs at a new EUR25m facility in Little Island. The jobs will be created over the next 4 years. Good news is that 100 of these jobs will be created immediately with the rest between now an 2012. The jobs will be created across a wide range of disciplines including underwriting, claims and customer service. Quinn Insurance currently employs 3,000 people in Ireland and created 300 of these jobs in the last 12 months.

Also in Cork Option Wireless will create 145 new jobs. The company designs and manufactures internet wireless access devices.