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20,000 new Enterprise Ireland supported jobs created in Kilkenny and south east

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

The number of jobs in Kilkenny and the south east rose by 20,000 in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland last year. The 7% in employment growth locally was welcomed by Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan. Deputy Phelan said: “Employment growth in Enterprise Ireland (EI) companies increased by 7% in this region in 2021, a year […]

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Global banking leader gets green light for massive expansion in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th February 2021 0

A global banking company is showing its faith in Kilkenny as a destination to work as it embarks on a significant expansion plan. Kilkenny-based global banking and financial services giant State Street has been granted planning permission for its project to significantly expand its campus in the city. State Street International (Ireland) Ltd applied to […]

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Kilkenny multinational gets green light to develop massive innovation centre

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN KILKENNY multinational making huge waves in the global financial sector has been given the green light to build a massive innovation centre in the city. Kilkenny County Council has granted The Taxback Group planning permission for a near 5,000 square meter research and innovation centre to be built in the IDA […]

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US cyber-security company chooses Kilkenny for European HQ, 50 jobs created

By Kilkenny Now 18th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE was more good news on the employment front for Kilkenny this morning as a US company announced it is to set up its European headquarters in the city. Security Risk Advisors (SRA), a cybersecurity consulting company is to create 52 jobs at its new headquarters and Security Operations Centre (SOC) in […]

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Kilkenny multinational applies for huge city expansion

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY multinational that announced 225 new positions this year looks set to make a massive capital investment in the city. The parent company of Taxback International, Immedis and Transfermate has lodged a planning application for a 52,000 square foot new research and innovation facility to be situated on the IDA Business […]

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Kilkenny earnings are just 75% the national average

By Kilkenny Now 31st July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY EARNINGS in Kilkenny are just 75% the national average, while the South East as a whole earns just half the national average. That’s according to a major economic survey focusing on counties in the South East region. The South East Economic Monitor, written by Waterford Institute of Technology academics found people in […]

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32,000 new jobs created in Kilkenny and South East over past six years: report

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2019 0

KILKENNY and the South East is making steady progress in cutting unemployment and increasing the labour force. That’s the main message from Alan Quirke, recently appointed Director of the Ireland South East Development Office, in a new bulletin. It says more than 32,000 jobs have been created over the past six years in the South […]

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Kilkenny had one of lowest number of IDA-assisted visits from multinationals last year

By Kilkenny Now 16th February 2019 0

KILKENNY received one of the lowest number of IDA-assisted visits from multinational companies last year. It was one of 17 counties to receive 10 or less visits from multinationals looking to set up or expand their operations in Ireland in 2018. Our neighbours in Carlow, Laois, Wexford and Tipperary are also included in this group, […]