Ireland remains the location of choice for:

• Google, which is to create 200 new jobs in Ireland, with the establishment of a new Operations Centre in Dublin.  Google already employs 1500 people in Dublin. “Dublin is rapidly becoming the multilingual internet capital of Europe and Google is proud to be leading the charge on this and further increasing our presence here,” said David Martin, Director, Geo Operations for Google in Europe…
• LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, is to recruit 35 finance professionals at its International Headquarters in Dublin…
• Citi, the leading global financial services company, is to create 250 roles in the next year at its offices in Dublin and Waterford.  Citi is celebrating 45 years of continuous business in Ireland and is committed to growing its franchise here…
• Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin at a new analytics innovation centre…
• AXA Global Distributors (Ireland) Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of AXA, one of the leading insurance companies in the world, is establishing a global life product distribution and servicing subsidiary in Dublin. 200 high value employment positions will be created over the next 3 years…
• Telefónica,  O2’s parent company, is to establish a European People Services Centre in Dublin, creating 100 new high-skilled positions by the end of 2012…
• IBM announced the establishment of IBM’s first Smarter Cities Technology Centre. The Centre will be located in Dublin where IBM will build a highly skilled and cross-disciplinary team.  The Centre will create as many as 200 new roles in an IDA-supported investment of up to EUR 66 million over the next three years…
• Zurich, which has a long-standing presence in Ireland, has been on a 2 year recruitment drive since the end of 2008 involving the creation of 240 new jobs by the end of 2010. This will bring the total number employed by the company in Ireland to 1,100…
• Kellogg’s, which is to expand its European Headquarters in Swords, Co Dublin creating 50 high value positions bringing total employment at the Dublin centre to 250…
• Intel Corporation, a world leader in silicon innovation, has announced details of a 3 year, $1.5million advanced research collaboration signed with Ireland’s leading ICT research Institute, Tyndall National Institute, UCC. The agreement is the first of a kind for Intel in Ireland and establishes a direct collaboration between Tyndall and Intel’s technology research group in the US…
• FCStone Group, the US based integrated commodity risk management company and a wholly owned subsidiary of International Assets Holding Corporation, announced that it is to establish its European Headquarters in Dublin.  The front office risk management services to be carried out in this new operation are the first of their kind to be established in Europe…
• Merit Medical, a US based medical devices company, is to invest €6.7 million in expanding its operation with the creation of 100 new jobs. The expansion will involve Merit entering into the surgical pre-pack business in Europe and will establish Galway as the European centre of Merit’s operations…