Careers and Jobs

Jobs boost for two regions that have suffered particularly hard over the last 12 months with negative jobs news. Co. Clare and Co. Donegal received positive news with the announcement of 90 new jobs at Clare Spring Water and 80 new jobs at SITA.

Clare Jobs – 90 new jobs created at Clare Spring Water

The Clare Spring Water company will create 90 new jobs as part of a €4m investment in the country’s first biodegradable and compostable plastic bottle. The company currently employs 10 staff making still and sparkling water products. The new jobs will be created over the next 3 years and will include manufacturing, recycling, engineering and sales.

Donegal Jobs – 80 new jobs created at SITA in Letterkenny.

Software development firm SITA will create 80 new jobs over the next 12 months. SITA provides services to the travel and transport industries and has recently relocated to new premises to cope with increased demand. The company currently employs 70 staff in Donegal.

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Online auction site eBay has announced that it will cut about 1,000 jobs globally which represents 10 percent of its global workforce. On a positive note a spokesman for the company indicated that the impact on Irish employees would be minimal and estimated that only about 10 people in total would be directly affected. Ebay is established in Ireland since 2003 and employs 1,600 staff in Ireland at offices in Blanchardstown. Staff were informed by email and then by management about the developments

Sorry folks but it is still general bad news on the jobs and careers front. Unemployment reached an 11 year high in September with figures nearly at the 250,000 mark. Judging by the general feedback it could be a winter of discontent. Property crash, stock market turmoil and credit crisis.

I was interested to read that Ballina, Tralee and Dundalk were three of the worst unemployment blackspots as I have been doing some work in all three locations over the summer. All seems to be sunny in Leixlip and Malahide though as unemployment is at 4%.

Let’s try and end this article with a positive note – Cook Ireland has announce that it will be creating 200 new jobs in Limerick over the newxt 5 years. This is part of a EUR25M investment. Lets hope for a few more of these announcements over the remainder of the week.

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