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COMPANY: SupportNinja

SECTOR: Outsourcing services

LOCATION: Cork City

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Award-winning, Dallas-headquartered business process outsourcing company SupportNinja has announced the establishment of a new CX Centre of Excellence in Cork City. This expansion is expected to create 50 jobs over the next three years.

Filling skills gaps with returning senior execs

COMPANY: Megalift

SECTOR: Manufacturing LOCATION: Co Monaghan

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Irish-owned heavy lift equipment manufacturer Megalift has announced over 10 new jobs and a significant expansion of its operations, including a 30,000 sq ft development alongside its existing manufacturing facility in Ballinode, Co Monaghan.

Professional services firm BDO has launched a new initiative to get senior executives back into the workforce in senior roles on a full- or part-time basis. The first of its kind in Ireland, ‘Experienced Hires’ o ers individuals the roles in BDO’s o ices in Dublin, Cork and Limerick on a competitive salary while supporting them through a return-to-work training programme.

COMPANY: Viatel Technology Group

SECTOR: Telecoms and digital services

LOCATION: Dublin, Limerick and Dundalk

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Currently employing 275 people, Viatel Technology Group is to create 50 new jobs over the next 18 months as it expands its security portfolio, while continuing to grow its share of the domestic market for digital services and business telecoms.

“Faced with the war for talent, employers are grappling with sta shortages. There are still some largely untapped pools of talent that could help to fill the gaps, such as qualified and experienced people who exited the workforce for family commitments, sabbaticals, early retirement or career breaks.”

Over the next five years, Bord Gáis Energy is committed to becoming the marketleading net-zero solutions provider in Ireland while at the same time helping its customers transition a ordably to a lower-carbon future.