Stryker, the US multinational which makes surgical orthopaedic implants, announced it is to invest €30 million in its Limerick facility.
Citi, the leading global financial services company, is to create 250 roles in the next year at its offices in Dublin and Waterford.
Aspect, a global provider of unified communications and collaboration services and software, announced it is opening two new facilities in Galway. The new Aspect facilities will provide customer technical support, software production and distribution, and serve as a shared services centre for select administrative functions.
KEMP Technologies, a US based information technology company providing server load balancing solutions for small to medium enterprises and internet service providers, is to locate its European sales and marketing headquarters in Limerick.
Rockwell Automation has announced that it will increase its workforce in Ireland by 10% by the end of 2011. GENBAND, a leading developer of Internet Protocol infrastructure and service solutions, plans to establish its International headquarters and business services centre in Galway, which represents an €8 million investment by the company that will create more than 100 new jobs.
Accenture announced plans to open a research, development and innovation centre in Dublin, to develop predictive analytics solutions for clients worldwide and is expected to create 100 new highlyskilled jobs over the next four years adding to Accenture's 1,300 people in Ireland today.
Industrial Info Resources Inc. is establishing a European operations centre in Galway, creating 50 positions over 5 years, with the support of IDA Ireland.
Global insurance and reinsurance provider, Global Indemnity plc, is to establish an IT development operation in Cavan creating 30 high value jobs over the next 5 years.
Yves Rocher, the French worldwide Botanical Beauty brand, announced a €3.7 million investment in the company's Cork facility.
Synchronoss Technologies Inc., the leading provider of on-demand transaction management software platforms, announced the expansion of its international operations in Europe by opening a research and development and operations centre in Galway.
Europe's leader in 'Content on Demand', GoAdv has marked its rebrand to Populis with the opening of its new European headquarters in Dublin. The company, which employs over 45 people in Ireland, is also expanding its Irish employee base at the office in Dublin.
Hollister ULC will invest €65 million in expanding its current manufacturing facility in Mayo. This major development project will add approximately 75,000 square feet to the compa
ny's existing manufacturing facility and will allow the creation of 250 new jobs upon completion. Technology firm Hewlett-Packard announced that it hopes to create up to 120 jobs at its Irish operation.
Alliance Healthcare Information announced it is to establish a multi-lingual EU call centre in Dublin.
100 customer service jobs are to be created in Dublin by online betting exchange company Betfair.
Financial firm Capita Financial Group announced that it will more than double its workforce, creating 60 jobs in Dublin by 2013.
Covidien, a leading global supplier of healthcare products, announced the first phase of a multi-part investment of €1.8 million with Irish academic institutions.
Salesforce.com announced that it is recruiting for more than 100 new jobs in sales, business development, marketing and technical IT and support. The company already employs 300 people at its European corporate sales headquarters in Dublin.
D&B, the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, will create an additional 150 jobs in Dublin by 2011.
OtterBox, an innovator of protective solutions for leading global handheld manufacturers, wireless carriers and distributors, is establishing its EMEA headquarters in Cork, creating up to 50 jobs over 2 years.
Intel Corporation announced details of a 3 year, $1.5 million advanced research collaboration signed with Ireland's leading ICT research Institute, Tyndall National Institute, UCC.
Japanese pharmaceutical equipment company, Freund Pharmatec opened a new European hub in Offaly, with the creation of 25 new high quality jobs.
Fi-Tek, a US based financial services solutions provider, announced that it is establishing its European headquarters in Dublin. Fi-Tek, expects to create 50 jobs over 5 years.
Google is to create 200 new jobs in Ireland with the establishment of a new operations centre in Dublin...
AOL Global Operations announced that it is to further expand its Dublin operation, creating an additional 20 software development positions.
Helsinn announced the official opening of a new R&D centre of excellence in Dublin with an investment of €13 million.
ServiceSource, the global leader in technology-based service revenue performance solutions for the high-tech, healthcare and life sciences industries, is to expand its EMEA headquarters in Dublin. The expansion will see the creation of 70 new high skilled positions, bringing total employment to 380.
Kellogg's announced the expansion of its European headquarters in Dublin. The company is creating 50 high value positions bringing total employment at the Dublin centre to 250.
Lumension, the global leader in operational endpoint security, is expanding its Galway-based global R&D centre.
Riot Games, a leading independent developer and publisher of premium online video games, is establishing its European headquarters in Dublin.
US health insurer UnitedHealth Group is to expand its operation in Letterkenny with the creation of 200 new jobs.
Eli Lilly, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the world, is to establish a European financial services centre in Cork creating up to 100 new high-skilled finance positions.
Taoiseach announces €359m investment in research and innovation
The Irish Government announced a €359 million investment plan for research and innovation to create jobs and new enterprises and drive Ireland's economic recovery. The Government's Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions invests in physical infrastructure and research projects in higher education institutions.
Since 2006, invention disclosures have doubled and patent licences issued to companies have trebled. Last year, half of IDA Ireland supported FDI investments were in research, development and innovation and valued at €500 million.
Ireland substantially reduces its cost base, increasing competitiveness
Ireland's cost competitiveness has improved significantly. Business costs, including energy, private rents, office rents, services, construction and labour, are all more competitive. For example, the cost of industrial electricity dropped by 24pc, gas prices decreased by 25.9pc, and benchmark salaries for new employees in Irish companies were down between 5pc and 22pc in 2009.
Did you know? "
The level of total FDI into Ireland increased by $30.4 billion to €169.3 billion in 2009.
- The level of US investment in Ireland has gone from $11 billion in 1995 to $165 billion in 2010.
- Ireland has the third highest proportion of maths, science and computer graduates in the 20-29 age cohort in the EU, according to the Eurostat Yearbook 2010.
- Ireland was ranked 9th out of 183 nations (and 3rd in the EU) for its ease of doing business in the World Bank 'Doing Business 2011' report.
- Ireland is the largest hedge fund administration centre in the world with almost half of all global alternative investment funds. According to the latest Lipper, Fitzrovia Irish Fund Industry survey, PwC Asset Management holds the majority share of the audit league table for funds for the eighth year running.
- Ireland is again the easiest place in the EU to pay taxes according to the PwC report 'Paying Taxes 2011'.
- In the 2010 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, Ireland was ranked fourth in the world in terms of availability of skilled labour and openness to new ideas, sixth on labour productivity and seventh for the flexibility and adaptability of people.
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