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IN BRIEF
NINE HIGH GROWTH COMPANIES ANNOUNCE 335 NEW JOBS
Stephen McIntyre, Twitter’s managing director in Ireland
Nine North American and European high growth
companies have between them announced the creation of 335 new jobs for Dublin, Cork and Limerick. AdRoll, the world’s largest online
TWITTER DOUBLING EUROPEAN HQ HEADCOUNT
Twitter recently announced plans to double the size of its European headquarters in Dublin by the end of 2014, creating an additional 100 jobs. The company made the announcement as it officially opened its new European HQ premises on Pearse St. “In less than two years we have
gone from one employee to more than 100 people in our Dublin office, with staff working across more than 10 business functions,” said the company’s managing director in Ireland Stephen McIntyre. “Twitter employees have a real opportunity to make an impact on the business. We are already recruiting for over 30 roles, including legal, HR, sales, marketing and engineering positions.” “This announcement demonstrates the
confidence a global brand such as Twitter has in Ireland,” said IDA Ireland CEO Barry O’Leary. “This expansion solidifies Dublin‘s position as Twitter’s second largest site globally. “Furthermore, this investment
underlines Ireland’s continued ability to attract high quality staff to manage and roll out pan-European and international operations. Ireland has always been an attractive location for global leaders and today’s announcement by Twitter further embeds its operations here.”
COOK MEDICAL INVESTING €10M IN R&D AT ITS LIMERICK SITE
Cook Medical has officially opened a new research and development (R&D) innovation centre at its plant in
Limerick, involving an investment of €10m with the support of IDA Ireland. Operating in Ireland for 20 years the
company began with eight employees and now employs 800, with the Limerick site accounting for more than 10pc of its output to global markets. Its commitment to R&D here and a growing pipeline have led to the recruitment of 100 people in the past year. Cook Medical’s Limerick site
currently develops peripheral vascular, gastroenterology and urology devices for global distribution. “Cook Medical is one of the longest
established companies in the medical devices industry,” said Barry O’Leary, chief executive, IDA Ireland. “Its products are sold in 135 countries
across the world. Cook’s investment will ensure that Ireland remains at the forefront of R&D in new technologies and products in the medical device sector.”
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targeted advertising platform, is establishing its European headquarters in Dublin, creating 100 jobs. Nitro, a provider of document
productivity and workflow solutions, is establishing its EMEA HQ in Dublin, creating 50 new jobs. Quality and compliance
management software provider EtQ is creating 30 new jobs with the establishment of its EMEA HQ in Limerick. StorageCraft, a specialist in disaster recovery, is opening its new international headquarters in Cork, with the creation of 30 new jobs. Zendesk, which provides cloud- based customer service software, is planning to double its Dublin workforce by creating 30 new jobs at its development centre and European data centre in Dublin. Cloud-based, legal software
company Clio is setting up its European HQ in Dublin, creating over 30 jobs. Pearl Street Enterprises, one of
the fastest growing
Amazon.com marketplace sellers, is creating 25 new jobs with the establishment of its worldwide HQ in Dublin. Minds and Machines, an internet domain name provider, is setting up its core technical operations in Dublin, creating 25 jobs. Finally, AerData, a provider of
software and services for the aviation industry, is to create 15 new jobs at its sales and marketing centre in Dublin over the next three years.
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